Illinois Player Wins $955,000 from Cash Castle

An Illinois iLottery player won a six-figure prize from Cash Castle, a FastPlay game in the lottery. The total winnings were announced as $955,540, and the amount was recorded as one of the largest prizes ever paid out by the game.

The win came on a weekend when FastPlay games continued to be the main source of big prizes. In the same period, a prize of $364,673 was awarded from the Twenty 20s game and a prize of $259,783 from the Luxury Loot game. In total, three major wins were recorded during this time.

Cash Castle is a progressive FastPlay game with a $30 entry fee. The jackpot starts at $100,000 after every reset. Illinois Lottery reported that in 2026, players bought more than 7.9 million winning FastPlay tickets, and more than $165 million in prizes has been claimed so far.

No further information about the winner was provided, and no one has come forward publicly. The location where the ticket was purchased was also not disclosed, since transactions take place digitally. Illinois Lottery currently offers 39 FastPlay games.