More than a week has passed since a single Mega Millions ticket sold in Illinois hit a staggering $349 million jackpot, yet the winner remains unidentified.

A Mega Millions lottery ticket that contained all the winning numbers — bought along the western edge of the Chicago metro area, in DeKalb County — has made someone in Illinois $344 million richer this week.

The winner of a $349 million Illinois Lottery Mega Millions ticket, purchased at a Casey’s General Store in Cortland, has still not come forward to claim their prize.

A lottery player in Illinois won estimated $349 million Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday. One ticket matched all six balls to win the jackpot which had an estimated cash option of $161.4 million, , according to the Mega Millions website. Originally ...

The most recent big Mega Millions winner was a lucky lottery ticket holder in Illinois last Tuesday, who took home a $344 million jackpot. The winner marks the first time since Jan. 18 that someone has hit the Mega Millions jackpot.

Mega Millions will raise ticket prices from $2 to $5, a move the lottery said will help raise the average jackpot win from about $450 million to more than $800 million, while also allowing the jackpot to reset to $50 million instead of $20 million after a winning ticket is sold.

A Mega Millions ticket sold in Illinois hit the $344 million jackpot, lottery officials said. The ticket matched five winning numbers and the Mega Ball in the drawing Tuesday, March 25, the Illinois Lottery said. The winning ticket was sold at Casye’s General Store in Cortland, which is about a 65-mile drive west from Chicago.

It was a lucky night for a Mega Millions player in Illinois who bought the winning ticket, worth an estimated $344 million. This is the first time the Mega Millions jackpot has been won since Jan. 17, when a ticket in Arizona won the $112 million prize. The jackpot will now reset to $20 million ahead of Friday night's drawing.