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pos: EuroMillions EuroMillions EuroMillions is a transnational lottery requiring 7 correct numbers to win the jackpot. It was launched on 7 February 2004 by France's Française des Jeux, Spain's "Loterías y Apuestas del Estado" and the United Kingdom's Camelot. The first draw was held on Friday 13 February 2004 in Paris. Initially, only the UK, France and Spain participated, with the Austrian, Belgian, Irish, Luxembourgish, Portuguese and Swiss lotteries joining for the 8 October 2004 drawing. Draws are held every Tuesday and Friday night at 20:45 CET in Paris. A standard EuroMillions ticket costs €2.50, £2.50 or CHF3.50 per line played, depending

pos: Florida Lottery Xtra as an add-on for Florida Lotto. Players may elect to add $1 to the cost of their Florida Lotto ticket and multiply non-jackpot prizes by up to 5x. On October 11, 2010, the Florida Lottery introduced Lucky Lines. Lucky Lines is an instant win game where players elect how much to wager on each ticket from $1, $2, $3, or $5. The Lottery computer then produces a 7x7 grid of numbers from 1 to 49 with the player numbers distributed throughout. If the player's 7 numbers form a straight line that ticket is a grand prize winner and is

pos: Pennsylvania Lottery announced that the revival of Super 7, which had begun just over a year earlier, would hold its final drawing on April 27, 2010. The Lottery cited the addition of Mega Millions to its portfolio early in the year; Super 7 was drawn on Tuesday and Friday nights, the same as Mega Millions. The jackpot was not won the final drawing; the jackpot rolled down to those matching at least 4 numbers (those matching 3 numbers won $2). Super 7 was not replaced, although, about a month later, an updated version of Match 6 replaced Mix & Match. Mix &

pos: EuroMillions The 50p was added due to weak exchange rates between the pound and the euro and to cover the expense of the new Millionaire Maker. On 24 September 2016 the price per line in the UK was increased by an additional 50p to £2.50. EuroMillions EuroMillions is a transnational lottery requiring 7 correct numbers to win the jackpot. It was launched on 7 February 2004 by France's Française des Jeux, Spain's "Loterías y Apuestas del Estado" and the United Kingdom's Camelot. The first draw was held on Friday 13 February 2004 in Paris. Initially, only the UK, France and Spain

pos: Pennsylvania Lottery Bradford region, which has some stations from Erie, but not WJET). Regions such as these can see the Mega Millions and Powerball drawings on the national cable and satellite feed of WGN America. Pennsylvania's midday drawings are only viewable online. Pennsylvania Lottery The Pennsylvania Lottery is operated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Lottery was created by the Pennsylvania General Assembly on August 26, 1971; two months later, Henry Kaplan was appointed as its first executive director. The Pennsylvania Lottery sold its first tickets on March 7, 1972 and drew its first numbers on March 15, 1972. By Pennsylvania law,

pos: New Jersey Lottery Texas, became available to Mega Millions players in New Jersey during January 2011, the deadline for the then 43 Mega Millions members to offer the "Megaplier". "Mega Millions" currently is played in 44 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Mega Millions is drawn live, usually from Atlanta. Powerball is a multi-lottery game which began in 1992. On October 13, 2009, the Mega Millions consortium and Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) reached an agreement in principle to cross-sell Mega Millions and Powerball in U.S. lottery jurisdictions. On January 7, 2010, the New Jersey Lottery announced that it would

pos: WHDH (TV) substituted on weekdays as well when Hayes was absent. WNEV/WHDH also aired primetime game show specials produced by the Massachusetts State Lottery, usually a few times a year, that were broadcast either from the station's studios at 7 Bulfinch Place or at other public venues across Boston. The lottery commission saw tremendous growth during this period, increasing its sales to record highs, promoting further advertising and expanding its game roster ("Mass Ca$h", which launched in 1991, was added to the already successful lineup of "The Numbers Game" and specialty games "Megabuck$" and "Mass Millions"). Channel 7's nightly broadcasts of "Lottery

neg: Hoosier Lottery multiple ways of winning. Players could have matched the 5 numbers across a three line set to win up to $5,000; or matched all five numbers on a single line to win $200,000. The game was retired on August 22, 2014. Hoosier Lottery The Hoosier Lottery is the official state lottery of Indiana, and is the only US lottery that uses the state's nickname as its official name. It is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL). The Hoosier Lottery sells scratch-off tickets; its draw games include Mega Millions, Hoosier Lotto, Powerball, Cash 5, and Poker Lotto. The Hoosier

neg: Pennsylvania Lottery the first US single-lottery game to draw from two number pools (a la Cash4Life, Mega Millions, or Powerball); it also is the only U.S. game to date using two number pools drawing a total of seven numbers. Keystone Jackpot was played by selecting 6 of 33 numbers in one pool, and a seventh, blue, "Key Ball" from another field of 33. To win, players needed to match 4 or more numbers from the first set, or, as in Mega Millions or Powerball, automatically winning by matching the "Key Ball". Jackpots were paid in 26 installments; there was never a cash

neg: Nebraska Lottery number generator (RNG). (Mega Millions uses an RNG to determine its "Megaplier".) The keno games available in Nebraska are municipal lotteries; these predate the Nebraska Lottery. 2by2, also played in Kansas and North Dakota, is drawn nightly. Two red numbers and two white numbers (each 1 through 26) are drawn. Games are $1; there are seven ways to win. Matching all four numbers wins $22,000; it is doubled if won on a Tuesday, and the ticket was bought for seven consecutive draws. In 1996, six lotteries began "The Big Game"; it became Mega Millions in 2002. In January 2010, Mega

neg: North Dakota Lottery Lottery Association (MUSL). North Dakota's games are: Lucky for Life, Mega Millions, Powerball, Lotto America, and 2by2. North Dakota's lottery games require players to be at least 18 years old. 2by2 is offered in North Dakota, Kansas, and Nebraska. It is drawn nightly. 2by2 draws two red numbers from 1 through 26, and two white numbers, also 1 through 26. Games cost $1 each. There are eight ways to win. The top prize usually is $22,000; however, a ticket good for seven drawings matching all four numbers in a Tuesday draw wins $44,000. In 2009, the Connecticut Lottery began a

neg: Virginia Lottery non-jackpot prizes won. A ticket matching all six numbers win the jackpot. The jackpot is pari-mutuel, meaning that if multiple tickets match all six numbers, each of them receives an equal share of the total jackpot. Mega Millions jackpot are offered as an annuity, although a cash option is also available. The odds of matching all six numbers to win the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 258,890,850. The odds of winning any prize are 1 in 14.7. As of September 2017, nine Mega Millions jackpots have been won in Virginia. Powerball is a drawing game in which players try

neg: Gambling in the United Kingdom this brand, including Lotto and Thunderball. As with other lotteries players choose a set of numbers, say 6 from 50, with six numbers then being drawn at random. Players win cash prizes depending on how many numbers they match. The National Lottery launched a pan-European "super-lottery", called EuroMillions, in 2004. Currently this is available in nine countries. In the United Kingdom, the national lottery has so far raised several billions of pounds for Good Causes, a programme which distributes money via grants. 28% of lottery revenue goes towards the fund, along with all unclaimed prizes. Additionally, 12% goes to the

neg: Florida Lottery also is available in Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia.) Players choose 5 of 60 numbers in one field, and 1 of 4 green "Cash Ball" numbers in the second field. Live drawings are held on Monday and Thursday evenings at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Livestream. The top prize (win or share) $1,000-per-day-for-life. Second prize is $1,000-per-week-for-life. A cash option is available for winners of a "lifetime" prize. Mega Millions is offered in 44 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Mega Millions was added to the Florida Lottery on May

neg: Lottery on the player's ticket match those produced in the official drawing (regardless of the order in which the numbers are drawn), then the player is a jackpot winner. For such a lottery, the chance of being a jackpot winner is 1 in 13,983,816. In bonusball lotteries where the bonus ball is compulsory, the odds are often even lower. In the Mega Millions multi-state lottery in the United States, 5 numbers are drawn from a group of 75 and 1 number is drawn from a group of 15, and a player must match all 6 balls to win the jackpot prize.

neg: Tennessee Lottery Cash is drawn Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. It draws six numbers in the style of Mega Millions and Powerball. The top prize increases (e.g., a jackpot) if there is no top prize winner. The Tennessee lottery joined "Cash4Life" on November 1, 2015; it is also offered in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Players choose 5 of 60 numbers in one field, and 1 of 4 green "Cash Ball" numbers in the second field. Live drawings are held on Monday and Thursday evenings at 9pm Eastern Time on Livestream. The top prize (win or share)

neg: Michigan Lottery for a chance to win a multimillion-dollar jackpot. Currently, Mega Millions jackpots begin at $40 million (annuity value), and increases when there is no top prize winner. Drawings are held on Tuesdays and Fridays. Jackpot winners in Michigan, as with most Mega Millions jurisdictions, choose either the annuity (30 annual payments) or the cash option after winning. The Megaplier option, which multiplies a non-jackpot prize by 2, 3, 4, or 5, became available in Michigan in January 2011. Powerball began in 1992; Michigan joined in 2010. Players select six numbers from two pools as in Mega Millions: five numbers 1

neg: Daily Millions is played much like Daily Millions was, except players choose from two sets of 26 numbers each (red and white; the same colors as in Powerball.) The top prize is $22,000 (doubled to $44,000 for Tuesday drawings if the winner purchased a ticket for seven consecutive draws); it does not roll over when there is no ticket matching all four numbers. North Dakota became 2by2's third member in 2004. Daily Millions Daily Millions was a US lottery game administered by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL). It was available in some of the jurisdictions (" Daily Millions' " membership fluctuated during

neg: Joan R. Ginther Joan R. Ginther Joan R. Ginther is an American four-time lottery winner. She first won the lottery in 1993, when she won $5.4 million in the Lotto Texas. Her next win came in 2006 when she won $2 million in the Holiday Millionaire scratch-off. Her third win happened in 2008, where she won $3 million from a Millions and Millions ticket. In 2010, her final win occurred, where she won $10 million, her largest prize yet, bringing her total winnings to $20.4 million. The odds of winning this many times are one in 200 million. All of her winning tickets

neg: Hoosier Lottery agreement in principle to cross-sell Mega Millions and Powerball in U.S. lottery jurisdictions. On January 31, 2010, the Hoosier Lottery began selling Mega Millions tickets. Since 1990, the Hoosier Lottery has been a MUSL member. Powerball began in 1992. Powerball's jackpots currently start at $40 million; it is drawn Wednesday and Saturday nights. Lucky 5 was replaced by Cash 5 on November 3, 2012. Mix & Match was drawn on Tuesday and Friday evenings. For each Mix & Match ticket, players received three lines of five numbers each; one play cost $2. Five numbers from 1-50 were drawn. There were

neg: Numbers (Lost) managed to make her "identifiable and complex". After the episode aired, numerous people used the eponymous figures (4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42) as lottery entries. According to the "Pittsburgh Tribune-Review", within three days, the numbers were tried over 500 times by local players. Likewise, in the same period, over 200 people in Michigan alone used the sequence for the Mega Millions lottery and by October, thousands had tried them for the multi-state Powerball lottery. The issue came to attention after a Mega Millions drawing for a near-record US$380,000,000 jackpot on January 4, 2011 drew a series of numbers

neg: Illinois State Lottery newscast from WGN America, the same numbers applied to those playing the same games in neighboring Iowa; that state now draws their own numbers. Lucky Day Lotto (5/39), with a minimum jackpot of $100,000, is drawn nightly. In 2009, the Illinois legislature passed amendments to the Lottery Law that approved the Internet Pilot Program to launch the sale of the Mega Millions and Lotto games on the Internet. The Illinois Lottery suspended the sale of Mega Millions tickets as the state's General Assembly struggled to pass a budget including lottery funding for the 2018 fiscal year. On December 23, 2011,

neg: Hoosier Lottery drawings without a winner, the jackpot increases by $500,000 per draw. Games cost $2 each. The Hoosier lottery joined "Cash4Life" on September 19, 2016. (The game also is available in Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia.) Players choose 5 of 60 numbers in one field, and 1 of 4 green "Cash Ball" numbers in the second field. Live drawings are held on Monday and Thursday evenings at 9pm Eastern Time on Livestream. The top prize (win or share) $1,000-per-day-for-life. Second prize is $1,000-per-week-for-life. On October 13, 2009, the Mega Millions consortium and MUSL reached an

neg: Daily Millions Daily Millions Daily Millions was a US lottery game administered by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL). It was available in some of the jurisdictions (" Daily Millions' " membership fluctuated during the period when it was available) that sell MUSL's most popular game, Powerball. It began in September 1996 and was discontinued in March 1998. The game was drawn daily, including Sundays. Players paid US$1 for each game, which consisted of six numbers. Two numbers each were drawn from three number fields, each numbered from 01 through 21. The balls were painted red, white, and blue respectively; the same order

neg: Nebraska Lottery Nebraska Lottery The Nebraska Lottery is run by the government of Nebraska. It was established by the state legislature in 1993. It is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL). Its games include Mega Millions, Powerball, 2by2, Nebraska Pick 5, Pick 3, and MyDaY. The minimum age to purchase Nebraska Lottery tickets is 19. Elsewhere in the United States, the minimum age to buy lottery tickets is either 18 or 21. Except for Powerball, whose winning numbers are drawn with numbered balls in Tallahassee, Florida (and Mega Millions in Atlanta, Georgia), Nebraska Lottery games are drawn by a random

neg: Maryland Lottery Maryland Lottery The Maryland Lottery is an independent agency of the Maryland government. Its games include Mega Millions, Powerball, Multi-Match, Keno, Bonus Match 5, and numerous scratch tickets. The Maryland Lottery is headquartered in Suite 330 at 1800 Washington Boulevard, in Montgomery Business Park, Baltimore. The minimum age to buy Maryland Lottery tickets is 18; for video lottery, the minimum is 21 (see below for casinos). Winning Maryland Lottery numbers are shown on Baltimore television station WBAL-TV. Maryland's largest Mega Millions jackpot winner was for the March 30, 2012, drawing, which produced the then-world's-largest jackpot, approximately $656,000,000. A ticket sold

neg: Transylvania lottery all three numbers (1/26 chance of this occurring), or three different tickets that each matched two (4/26 chance). Transylvania lottery In mathematical combinatorics, the Transylvanian lottery is a lottery where three numbers between 1 and 14 are picked by the player for any given ticket, and three numbers are chosen randomly. The player wins if two of their numbers, on a given ticket, are among the random ones. The problem of how many tickets the player must buy in order to be certain of winning can be solved by the use of the Fano plane. The solution is to buy

neg: All or Nothing (lottery) were held four times a day, and ran from September 22, 2013, to February 28, 2015. Outside the US, this format has been used by the National Lottery of Ireland since 2009 and is used for the Russian state lottery game "12/24", which has a minimum jackpot of 200 000 roubles and is drawn four times per hour. All or Nothing (lottery) All or Nothing is the name and format of a lottery game where the player chooses half of the numbers in play. Prizes are awarded based on how many of the numbers chosen match the numbers in the

neg: La Poule aux oeufs d'or number, they were allowed to pick golden eggs until two matches were made, and they won the prize of the higher value. Also, the car's value is now generally around $40,000. The third bonus format, introduced in 2017, has the contestant who spun duplicate numbers play one of three bonus games selected at random: The home viewers who play the appropriate lottery tickets win money determined by how many numbers they match on the wheels; if they match all six, they win the full jackpot offered for each game: $25,000 for Game 1, $50,000 for Game 2, and $100,000 for

neg: Pennsylvania Lottery "Cash Ball" numbers in the second field. Cash4Life drawings are held live on Monday and Thursday evenings at 9pm Eastern Time on Livestream. The top prize (win or share) $1,000-per-day-for-life, or the cash option. Second prize is $1,000-per-week-for-life or the cash option. Mega Millions was originally known as "The Big Game", which began in 1996. The current name was adopted in 2002. On October 13, 2009, an agreement was reached between the Mega Millions and Powerball groups. On January 31, 2010, Pennsylvania was among the lotteries that added the "other" game, in this case Mega Millions, on the cross-sell expansion

neg: Transylvania lottery Transylvania lottery In mathematical combinatorics, the Transylvanian lottery is a lottery where three numbers between 1 and 14 are picked by the player for any given ticket, and three numbers are chosen randomly. The player wins if two of their numbers, on a given ticket, are among the random ones. The problem of how many tickets the player must buy in order to be certain of winning can be solved by the use of the Fano plane. The solution is to buy a total of 14 tickets, in two sets of seven. One set of seven is every line of

neg: Rhode Island Lottery Keno is played at retailers "equipped with a special monitor". Drawings are four minutes apart during Keno hours. Prizes and options vary. Bingo drawings take place every 8 minutes. Retailers are equipped with a monitor displaying the drawings. 30 numbers are drawn. Players must match the called numbers to their numbers on the display to create Bingo patterns. The object is to match one of the Rhode Island Lottery Bingo patterns. Rhode Island joined Mega Millions on January 31, 2010; it was part of the cross-sell expansion that took place on that date. (Most U.S. lotteries with "either" Mega Millions

neg: All or Nothing (lottery) All or Nothing (lottery) All or Nothing is the name and format of a lottery game where the player chooses half of the numbers in play. Prizes are awarded based on how many of the numbers chosen match the numbers in the official draw. Because the player chooses half of the number matrix, the odds of selecting all numbers drawn and of selecting none of the numbers drawn are identical. Subsequently, identical top prizes are awarded for matching all numbers or nothing, hence the name. Smaller prizes are likewise symmetrical, with the second-prize tier being awarded for matching all but

neg: Vermont Lottery to cross-sell Mega Millions and Powerball in American lotteries wishing to offer both games. The Vermont Lottery added Mega Millions on January 31, 2010, the cross-selling expansion day. The current version of Mega Millions (drawn Tuesdays and Fridays) began on October 19, 2013; its jackpot starts at $15 million, with minimum rollovers of $5 million. Players choose 5 of 75 "white ball" numbers, and a gold-colored "Mega Ball"; the latter is numbered 01 through 15. For an extra $1, a player can activate the "Megaplier" option, which multiplies non-jackpot winnings by up to 5. In 2003, the Vermont Lottery added

neg: National Lottery (United Kingdom) entry fee to the EuroMillions draw is £2.50 per board. The odds of winning the jackpot are 139,838,160 to 1. On Friday 26 January 2018, the first EuroMillions HotPicks draw took place. It uses the same five main numbers as the EuroMillions draw and offers players the chance to win one of five prizes from £10 up to £1 million. The game works in a similar way to Lotto HotPicks whereby players have to decide how many numbers they are going to match. If they do not successfully match all of their selected numbers, then no prize is awarded. As

neg: Nebraska Lottery Millions and Powerball became available to lotteries which had either game. Mega Millions became available in Nebraska on March 20, 2010. Mega Millions is drawn Tuesdays and Fridays; its jackpots begin at $12 million. Nebraska joined Powerball in 1994. Powerball jackpots begin at $40 million; it is drawn Wednesdays and Saturdays. The largest lottery prize in American history for one set of numbers was on a Nebraska ticket for Powerball in a 2006 drawing. The entire $365 million was shared by eight people, who chose the cash option. The Connecticut Lottery, in 2009, began an in-house game called "Lucky-4-Life". After

neg: North Carolina Education Lottery numbers from two pools as in Mega Millions: five numbers 1 through 69, and the red Powerball (1-26). Jackpots begin at $40 million annuity. Drawings are Wednesdays and Saturday. North Carolina Education Lottery The North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) is run by the government of North Carolina. It was established after Gov. Mike Easley signed the North Carolina State Lottery Act and the 2005 Appropriations Act. North Carolina has one of the United States' youngest lottery systems, having been enacted in 2005. The North Carolina State Lottery Act created the 9-member Lottery commission who was charged with overseeing all aspects

neg: Texas Lottery of the Lottery from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts; the legislation also gives the Commission oversight of charitable bingo games (moving that duty from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission). By November 1993, Texas Lottery sales would exceed $1 billion, breaking a record set by the Florida Lottery in 1989. Texas joined the Mega Millions consortium in 2003, with sales beginning December 3 and the first drawing to include Texas on December 5. Though no Texas ticket won the jackpot, one Texas-bought ticket matched the first five numbers for $175,000. The first Texas jackpot winner of Mega Millions was not

neg: D.C. Lottery date. The largest "Mega Millions" jackpot was over $650,000,000. Since 1988, the D.C. Lottery has been a member of MUSL, which created Powerball in 1992. Its jackpots currently start at $40 million. It is drawn Wednesday and Saturday nights at Universal Orlando Resort in Florida. On September 19, 2010, the D.C. Lottery had entered the wrong Powerball numbers into its computer system. Terminals read some losing tickets as winners, and . The Lottery revised its procedures to prevent such errors from recurring. On January 31, 2010, most lotteries with "either" Mega Millions or Powerball began offering both games. The D.C.

neg: Montana Lottery or Powerball prior to January 31, 2010 added the other game on that date. The Montana Lottery added Mega Millions on March 1, 2010, becoming the first lottery to add the "other" game after the official cross-selling expansion about a month prior. As with all Mega Millions members (except for California), Montana offers Mega Millions' multiplier, called "Megaplier"; it multiplies all non-jackpot prizes by up to 5x. A second-prize wager with "Megaplier" can win $5 million cash. Since 1989, the Montana Lottery has been a member of MUSL. Powerball began in April 1992. Powerball's jackpots are at least $20 million.

neg: Pennsylvania Lottery as the "Megaplier" was 4. Eventually, a second-prize Mega Millions ticket with "Megaplier" activated was guaranteed to win $1,000,000, regardless of the multiplier drawn. Pennsylvania joined Powerball in 2002; it was MUSL's most-populous member until Florida joined in 2009. The current Powerball game requires players to choose 5 of 69 "white ball" numbers, and a red-colored "Powerball" from a pool of 26 numbers. Plays are $2 each, or $3 if "Power Play" is activated. The Millionaire Raffle is normally offered annually. Tickets cost $20; each ticket is assigned a unique eight-digit number starting from 00000001 (quantities being limited). Numbers are

neg: Kansas Lottery pays winners in lump sum. It uses a 5+1 matrix that draws 5 numbers 1-32 plus 1 number 1-25 from a second set (similar to Powerball, Hot Lotto, and Mega Millions). Super Kansas Cash is played on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. The jackpots begin at $100,000. 2by2 is currently played in Kansas, Nebraska, and North Dakota; it is drawn daily. 2by2 draws two red numbers 1-26 and two white numbers 1-26. Games cost $1 each. There are eight ways to win. The top prize is $22,000; it is doubled if it is won on a Tuesday and the prize is

neg: California State Lottery no stake in the outcome of the draw. In response to these rulings, the Lottery modified Keno and created Hot Spot, which has a pari-mutuel payout format, and modified Daily 3 to a pari-mutuel format where payouts vary depending on the number of individuals who picked the winning numbers. California joined Mega Millions on June 22, 2005; it became the 12th jurisdiction to offer the game, and the last to join before the 2010 cross-sell expansion with Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL). A Mega Millions drawing was held in Hollywood to commemorate the event. In September 2011, the California Lottery moved

neg: Lost (TV series) numerous people used the eponymous figures (4, 8, 15, 16, 23, and 42) as lottery entries. According to the "Pittsburgh Tribune-Review", within three days, the numbers were tried over 500 times by local players. By October 2005, thousands had tried them for the multi-state Powerball lottery. A study of the Quebec Lottery showed that the sequence was the third most popular choice of numbers for lottery players, behind only the arithmetic sequences 1–2–3–4–5–6 and 7–14–21–28–35–42. The issue came to attention after a Mega Millions drawing for a near-record US $380,000,000 jackpot on January 4, 2011, drew a series of numbers

neg: Colorado Lottery "Lucky Ball" from a second pool, of 18 numbers. There are ten prize tiers, including two that have a "lifetime" prize. Drawings remain in Connecticut. Since April 2001, Colorado has been a member of MUSL. Powerball's jackpots begin at $40 million; it is drawn Wednesday and Saturday nights. Players pick 5 numbers from 1 to 69, and 1 number out of 26. The largest Powerball jackpot won in Colorado was $133 million in September 2017. On October 13, 2009 the Mega Millions consortium and MUSL reached an agreement in principle to cross-sell Mega Millions and Powerball in U.S. lottery jurisdictions.

neg: Tri-State Lottery in "Mega Millions" and "Lucky for Life"; players select five numbers out of a field of 41, and a "Megaball" from a field of 6. Tri-State drawings are held in New Hampshire. These drawings use "classic" numbered balls and drawing machines, except for raffles. New Hampshire and Vermont allow subscription play for "Megabucks Plus" and "Mega Millions"; in the case of New Hampshire, it does not have a residency requirement for subscription play. Tri-State Lottery Tri-State Lottery refers to terminal-generated games offered specifically by the Maine, New Hampshire, and/or Vermont lotteries. It was the first multi-jurisdictional lottery, with its first

neg: Michigan Lottery held four minutes apart (Club Keno), twice a day (Daily 3 and Daily 4), daily (Fantasy 5 and Keno!) or twice a week (Powerball, Mega Millions, and Classic Lotto 47). Players select either a three- or four-digit number; to win, the player's number must match exactly the number drawn. Optional methods of play allow players to box their numbers; matching the winning number's digits in any order wins a lower payout. Fantasy 5 began on September 12, 2004, replacing a game called "Rolldown". Players select 5 of 39 numbers. Jackpots begin at $100,000 with drawings held daily. Fantasy 5 jackpots

neg: Colorado Lottery computer-generated "quick pick"; the other two always were quick picks. Six of 38 numbers were drawn. Prizes were won in two ways: "line play" (matching enough numbers in any of the six-number sets), or "combination play" (if enough of the 18 numbers across the three sets were matched. Some $2 plays won in both categories.) An example of a game similar to MatchPlay is Pennsylvania's "Match 6". 4. Colorado Lottery waiting for $1 million Mega Millions winner to step forward 5. Lotto ticket worth nearly $10M sold in Lakewood Wednesday 6. $9.9 Million Lottery Winner Says He’ll Keep His Job

neg: D.C. Lottery from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. daily. The top prize is $100,000, for matching 10 of the 20 numbers drawn. This game can be played at DC Lottery retailers that have a special monitor. As of December 24, 2016, Hot Lotto is no longer offered in Washington, D.C. Lucky for Life began in Connecticut in 2009; it expanded in 2015 to include the District of Columbia, and is now offered by 17 jurisdictions. On January 31, 2010, most U.S. lotteries with "either" Mega Millions or Powerball began offering both games. The D.C. Lottery added "Mega Millions" on the cross-selling expansion

neg: New York Lottery York and New Jersey began sales of Cash4Life, which replaced Sweet Million in New York (see below.) The first drawing was on June 16. Cash4Life drawings are held live on Monday and Thursday evenings at 9pm Eastern Time on Livestream. Games are $2 each. Cash4Life is played much as in Mega Millions and Powerball; players choose 5 of 60 numbers in the main field, and 1 of 4 green "Cash Ball" numbers in the second field (the "4" in the game's name reflects the second set of numbers.) The top prize is $1,000-per-day-for-life (win-or-share); second prize is $1,000-per-week-for-life. A winner

neg: Mega number Mega number A mega number, usually known as a powerball, mega ball or bonus ball, is a number drawn in a lottery game that comes from a second number field, rather than among the game's "regular" numbers. As of 2015, forty-six U.S. lotteries offer Mega Millions and Powerball, Mega Millions, These games each use two sets of numbers. Mega Millions draws five rubber balls from a machine containing 75 balls. A sixth number, the "Mega Ball", then is drawn from a second drum, of 15 numbers. Powerball draws from two sets of numbers as well.. The double matrixes are chosen

neg: California State Lottery of gross sales, which ensures that the fixed payouts are met under normal circumstances, and calls for reductions should an unusually large number of individuals win a particular prize. If the wagered prize fund exceeds $2.9 million, prize augmentation and promotions are created to distribute the excess funds. In 2004, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, as part of his redesign of California government, suggested that California join a multi-jurisdictional lottery. In June 2005, the Lottery Commission voted to join Mega Millions. California is unique among the 45 Mega Millions participants in that all nine prize levels for Mega Millions within its borders

neg: New York Lottery split $5,000,000 (the highest number of tickets winning in a given drawing was two.) The payout percentage in Sweet Million was 50%. The final Sweet Million drawing was on June 12, 2014, after which it was replaced by Cash4Life. Prior to the New York Lottery's entry into Mega Millions, the Lottery offered two series of "Millennium Millions" drawings (December 31, 1999; and three in 2000.) Its structure was similar to Mega Millions in that players chose five numbers out of one pool, and a sixth number from a second pool. Both jackpots were at least $100 million when they were

neg: Gambling in the Philippines the ones drawn by the host wins the jackpot prize, but the amount of money of the prize depends on the type of lottery, as well as how many of the chosen numbers in the card match the numbers that were drawn .: Cock-fighting is a sport wherein 2 cocks that have been carefully bred and specially fed wrestle each other inside cockpit arenas until one dies or is unable to go on and the people bet their money on which cock will win. Most cockpits have a maximum of 10 minutes of fighting time. The victorious cock gets treatment

neg: Lottery competition rates are slow enough to be offset by speciation and dispersal events). Lottery competition Lottery competition in ecology is a model for how organisms compete. It was first used to describe competition in coral reef fish. Under lottery competition, many offspring compete for a large number of sites (e.g., many fry competing for a few territories, or many seedlings competing for a few treefall gaps). Under lottery competition, one individual is chosen randomly to "win" that site (typically becoming an adult soon after), and the "losers" typically die off. Thus, in an analogy to a lottery or raffle, every individual

neg: Lottery competition Lottery competition Lottery competition in ecology is a model for how organisms compete. It was first used to describe competition in coral reef fish. Under lottery competition, many offspring compete for a large number of sites (e.g., many fry competing for a few territories, or many seedlings competing for a few treefall gaps). Under lottery competition, one individual is chosen randomly to "win" that site (typically becoming an adult soon after), and the "losers" typically die off. Thus, in an analogy to a lottery or raffle, every individual has an equal chance of winning (like every ticket has an equal

neg: Mega Millions jackpot was "won") in Mega Millions history was $1.537 billion, for the October 23, 2018 drawing, in which there was one winning jackpot ticket, sold in South Carolina. On October 13, 2009, the Mega Millions consortium and Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) reached an agreement in principle to cross-sell Mega Millions and Powerball in American lottery jurisdictions, with the two groups referred to as the "Mega Power Lottery" by many users. The expansion occurred on January 31, 2010, as 23 Powerball members began selling Mega Millions tickets for their first drawing on February 2, 2010; likewise, 10 Mega Millions members began

neg: Lottery a Lotto game. These scams are generally based on the buyer's (and perhaps the seller's) misunderstanding of probability and random numbers. Sale of these systems or software is legal, however, since they mention that the product cannot guarantee a win, let alone a jackpot. There have also been several cases of cashiers at lottery retailers who have attempted to scam customers out of their winnings. Some locations require the patron to hand the lottery ticket to the cashier to determine how much they have won, or if they have won at all, the cashier then scans the ticket to determine

neg: New Mexico Lottery Mountain Time for that night's drawing. Similar to Mega Millions' "Megaplier" option, "Power Play" can increase most prize levels. Jackpots are advertised, and paid out, similar to in Mega Millions. NM Lottery Scratchers includes a wide variety of instant win games. New Mexico is one of eight states that funds college scholarships through its state lottery. The state of New Mexico requires that the lottery put 30% of its gross sales into the scholarship fund. The scholarship is available to residents who graduated from a state high school, and attend a state university full-time while maintaining a 2.5 GPA or

neg: Ohio Lottery Ohio Lottery The Ohio Lottery is run by the Ohio Lottery Commission. Its games consist of scratch tickets; Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5 ("numbers games"); Keno, Lucky for Life, Mega Millions, Classic Lotto, and Powerball. The Lottery's slogan is "Take a chance on education. Odds are, you'll have fun!" The Lottery's director is Dennis Berg; previous directors include Mike Dolan and Tom Hayes. As with most U.S. lotteries, Ohio Lottery players must be 18 or older. In 1971, State Senator Ron Mottl began a campaign to begin a lottery in Ohio. In 1973, the creation of the Ohio Lottery

neg: Joan R. Ginther were purchased in Texas, and two of them were bought from the same convenience store in Bishop, Texas. She currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, and prefers to keep a low profile. Joan R. Ginther Joan R. Ginther is an American four-time lottery winner. She first won the lottery in 1993, when she won $5.4 million in the Lotto Texas. Her next win came in 2006 when she won $2 million in the Holiday Millionaire scratch-off. Her third win happened in 2008, where she won $3 million from a Millions and Millions ticket. In 2010, her final win occurred, where

neg: Derren Brown: The Events of "How to Win The Lottery" witnessed a recorded scene which was cut from the final broadcast: an open-topped bus was filmed under the Christmas lights in Oxford Street, with a group of school children appearing to pull the set of lottery numbers from a black sack. The film pre-dated the lottery draw by some months, as the lights were not yet up at the time of broadcast. The reason for this scene being cut from the aired programme is unclear; The Sun's response from Channel 4 was that it was cut "due to time constraints". In "Derren Brown: Behind

neg: Lottery wheeling as a single ticket in terms of a particular guarantee, but allows playing with a larger set of numbers than will be drawn in the lottery. In contrast, a single ticket in a pick 6 lottery guarantees a 4-win if four of the player's numbers are drawn from a subset of only the six selections on that ticket. A lottery system with, say, 10 selections and the same guarantee would require at least 20 tickets but ensures a 4-win if four of the player's numbers are drawn from a subset of ten selections. The term "wheeling" comes from the cyclic

neg: Virginia Lottery spent. Under Virginia law, all unclaimed prizes go to the Virginia Literary Fund, which is also used for educational purposes. As of 2017, more than $275 million in unclaimed prizes have been transferred to the Literary Fund. The largest win in the Virginia Lottery's history to date occurred on February 20, 2004, when retired truck driver J. R. Triplett of Winchester won a Mega Millions jackpot worth $239 million. Nine Mega Millions jackpots and one Powerball jackpot have been won in Virginia so far. The Lottery is an independent agency, separate from the other branches of government. The Lottery is

neg: Lottery wheeling Lottery wheeling Lottery wheeling (also known as lottery system, lottery wheel, lottery wheeling system) is used by individual players and syndicates to distribute a subset of the possible lottery numbers across multiple tickets to ensure that at least one of these tickets will contain a winning combination if several draws are in this subset. For example, in a pick 5 lottery, a lottery system with a subset of 9 selections and a "3 if 3" guarantee means that a 3-win payout is ensured when three of these 9 selections are among the five numbers drawn. A lottery wheeling system acts

neg: WGN America drawings' designated time periods were pre-empted or were not provided by both WGN-TV "and" WGN America during the scheduled draw times, the winning numbers were instead shown as either a static full-screen or lower-third graphic. WGN America effectively acted as the default drawing broadcaster for Mega Millions (beginning with its 1998 inception as The Big Game) and Powerball (beginning when Illinois became a participant in 2011) in areas of lottery-participating states where no local station televised the drawings (the Iowa Lottery used Illinois' lottery numbers for its own daily Pick 3 and Pick 4 games as a result of the

neg: Connecticut Lottery Connecticut Lottery The Connecticut Lottery Corporation, also called the CT Lottery, is the official lottery in Connecticut. It was created in 1971 by then-Gov. Thomas Meskill, who signed Public Act No. 865. The first tickets were sold on February 15, 1972. The Connecticut Lottery offers several in-house drawing games; Connecticut also participates in Mega Millions and Powerball; each are played in 44 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings are broadcast on WCCT-TV (channel 20) the CW affiliate in the Hartford/New Haven television market. A three-digit numbers game-style game drawn twice daily, with day and night

neg: New Mexico Lottery New Mexico Lottery The New Mexico Lottery is run by the government of New Mexico. It was established in 1996. It is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL). It offer draw games and scratch off games. As of December 2014, draw games are Powerball, Mega Millions, Monopoly Millionaires' Club, Hot Lotto, Roadrunner Cash, Pick 3, Quicksters, and Lucky Numbers Bingo. The New Mexico Lottery Authority is separate from the New Mexico government. A seven-person board of directors appointed by the Government of New Mexico operates the Lottery, which has oversight from the Legislative Finance Committee. New Mexico requires

neg: Oklahoma Lottery (channel 25) and CW affiliate KOCB (channel 34) in Oklahoma City; and on Cox Communications channel 9 in Tulsa through January 2013. Powerball numbers now are televised via Chicago-based cable superstation WGN America (available on most cable, IPTV and satellite providers in the state; it also carries Mega Millions due to the Illinois Lottery's participation in both games) or on the lottery's website. In March 2009, Mega Millions and Powerball began negotiating an agreement to allow each participating U.S. lottery to sell tickets for both games. An agreement was reached on October 13 of that year; two months later, it

neg: Ohio Lottery Famous, Make Me Rich" (which itself had replaced "Cash Explosion Double Play" a year earlier). Ohio Lottery The Ohio Lottery is run by the Ohio Lottery Commission. Its games consist of scratch tickets; Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5 ("numbers games"); Keno, Lucky for Life, Mega Millions, Classic Lotto, and Powerball. The Lottery's slogan is "Take a chance on education. Odds are, you'll have fun!" The Lottery's director is Dennis Berg; previous directors include Mike Dolan and Tom Hayes. As with most U.S. lotteries, Ohio Lottery players must be 18 or older. In 1971, State Senator Ron Mottl began a

neg: Colorado Lottery Most lotteries with either game began selling tickets for both on January 31, 2010. Mega Millions tickets have been sold in Colorado since May 16, 2010. The Colorado Lottery has not yet had a Mega Millions jackpot winner. Originally one play was $1, or $2 with the "Megaplier"; the latter multiplier non-jackpot prizes. Since October 2017; plays have increased to $2 each, or $3 with the "Megaplier". MatchPlay was drawn on Tuesdays and Fridays. Games were $2 each; each play consisted of three sets of six numbers. The first set could either be chosen by the player, or as a

neg: Michigan Lottery ticket (rather than a free Keno! play). Keno! results are available online shortly after each drawing Lucky for Life is a lottery drawing game available in 23 states and the District Of Columbia. Players select 5 numbers from 1-48 and a sixth number from 1-18. Prizes range from $1 to $1,000 per day, every day, for the winner's life. On September 6, 1996, six lotteries (including Michigan's) began "The Big Game". It became Mega Millions six years later. Players select six numbers from two number pools: 5 numbers from 1 through 70, and the Mega Ball number (1 through 25)

neg: Lottery mathematics a game is Mega Millions, albeit with different jackpot odds. Where more than 1 powerball is drawn from a separate pool of balls to the main lottery (for example, in the EuroMillions game), the odds of the different possible powerball matching scores are calculated using the method shown in the "other scores" section above (in other words, the powerballs are like a mini-lottery in their own right), and then multiplied by the odds of achieving the required main-lottery score. If the powerball is drawn from the "same" pool of numbers as the main lottery, then, for a given target score,

neg: Georgia Lottery winners of a "lifetime" prize can choose cash in lieu of the lifetime annuity. In the mid-1990s, Georgia helped launch "The Big Game" (now Mega Millions) when it began in 1996. (Its drawings usually are held in Atlanta.) Mega Millions players choose six numbers for $2; five "white ball" numbers, 1 through 70, and a sixth ("Mega Ball") number, 1 through 25. (The "Mega Ball" number can be a duplicate of a "white ball" number.) The minimum jackpot is $40 million. Mega Millions replaced "The Big Game" in 2002. The "Megaplier" option, initially available only in Texas, was made available

neg: Illinois State Lottery of 75 white balls, and a sixth number (the "Mega Ball") from a second pool, of 15 numbers. Plays were $1 each, or $2 when the "Megaplier" option was chosen. The "Megaplier" became available in Illinois in January, 2011. The "Megaplier" multiplies a non-jackpot prize; second prize, normally $1,000,000 cash, can become $5,000,000 cash if the "Megaplier" option was chosen. Initially, Mega Millions drawings were to be held at the WGN-TV studios; however, to entice the Georgia Lottery to switch from Powerball, "The Big Game′s" drawing machines were moved to Atlanta before its first drawing. Mega Millions tickets are currently

neg: Powerball changed to Powerball on April 19, 1992; its first drawing was held April 22. When it was launched in 1992 Powerball became the first game to use two drums. Using two drums to draw numbers from offers more manipulation by simultaneously allowing high jackpot odds, numerous prize levels and low overall odds of winning (as explained later, a ticket can win by matching only one number). The two-drum concept was suggested by Steve Caputo of the Oregon Lottery. The two-drum concept has since been used by "The Big Game" (now Mega Millions) in the US, Australia's Powerball, Thunderball in the

neg: Louisiana Lottery Corporation match three digits in any order to win a "straight" payout. Bettors can play their numbers up to seven consecutive days. Drawings are held daily except Christmas and Easter, when no Louisiana-based drawings are held. The LLC launched Pick 4 on March 1, 1999, with daily drawings. Players pick any four digits, 0 through 9, or use "Quick Pick" to randomly generate the numbers on up to five different plays on one ticket, after also deciding how to play each number. Players can win up to $5,000 for a $1 play or up to $2,500 for a 50-cent play. Bettors

neg: North Dakota Lottery was North Dakota's first lottery game. Its opening jackpot is $40 million; it is drawn Wednesday and Saturday nights. On October 13, 2009, the Mega Millions consortium and MUSL reached an agreement in principle to cross-sell Mega Millions and Powerball in U.S. lottery jurisdictions. The Lottery Advisory Commission voted unanimously on October 22, 2009 to bring Mega Millions to North Dakota, with Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem eventually approving the game. The Lottery joined Mega Millions on January 31, 2010. The current format for Mega Millions began on October 28, 2017. North Dakota Lottery The North Dakota Lottery is run by

neg: Lottery wheeling possible distributions of the 5 numbers drawn among the three groups, and observing that there are always two groups that contain either all 5 or 4 of the 5 numbers drawn. Since any two groups are combined in a ticket, there will always be a 4-win or a 5-win. Difficulties greatly increase in constructing systems with more numbers and combinations. In mathematics, the study of these objects falls within the branch of combinatorial design. A lottery wheeling system has a basic guarantee (as in the examples above), but can have other, secondary guarantees. Lottery Wheels were in use in Europe

neg: Connecticut Lottery year-for-life, with a $390,000 cash option. (A similar game, Cash4Life, began in June 2014; it is currently available in nine states.) Connecticut began selling Mega Millions tickets January 31, 2010, following a 2009 agreement in which lotteries then offering "either" Mega Millions or Powerball were allowed to offer "both" games. Connecticut is among 46 lotteries selling Mega Millions tickets. Mega Millions plays are $2 each, or $3 with the "Megaplier" option. The current format for Mega Millions began on October 28, 2017. Mega Millions players choose 5 of 70 white ball numbers and a "Mega Ball" numbered 01 through 25.

neg: Illinois State Lottery generator, instead of using machines with numbered balls. Prior to this date, the selection of the winning numbers had been broadcast on WGN-TV for more than 25 years. Winners of a Mega Millions (on an Illinois Lottery ticket) or a Lotto jackpot must choose the cash option within 60 days of the drawing if the cash option is desired (a Powerball jackpot winner on an Illinois Lottery ticket has 60 days after claiming to make their choice). Purchasers must be at least 18 years of age to purchase an Illinois Lottery ticket. In December 2016, a "Chicago Tribune" investigation found

neg: California State Lottery 34% that the Lottery is already obligated to transfer from income. Because many of the 44 Mega Millions participants have a one-year claim period, the California legislature changed the language in the Lottery Act. On April 23, 2008, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Member Van Tran's Assembly Bill 1251, modifying California Government Code section 8880.321 to allow for a one-year claim period for a Mega Millions jackpot prize. This is the only prize in California that has a one-year claim period. All other prizes have the 180-day claim period. This legislation affected Mega Millions drawings after July 5, 2008. All

neg: Nebraska Lottery 5 also has six weekly draws. It draws five numbers 1 through 38. Each play is $1. Its jackpot begins at $50,000. Nebraska was part of the MUSL game "Wild Card" when it began in 1998. The game's format changed in May 1999, becoming Wild Card 2; simultaneously, Nebraska pulled out. (Wild Card 2 remains available in Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota.) Nebraska Lottery The Nebraska Lottery is run by the government of Nebraska. It was established by the state legislature in 1993. It is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL). Its games include Mega Millions,

neg: Match 4 (Washington's Lottery) full $10,000 regardless of the number of winners. Match 4 (Washington's Lottery) Match 4 is a numbers game offered by Washington's Lottery; it began on August 3, 2008. It is drawn nightly; games are $2 each. For each $2 game, a player chooses 4 numbers from 1 through 24, and/or lets the terminal choose numbers. Tickets are good for up to 10 drawings. Players win $10,000 by matching all four numbers, $20 matching three numbers, or $2 matching two numbers. Unlike jackpot games, the top prize does not "roll over". Additionally, if there are multiple winners, the prize is not

neg: Match 4 (Washington's Lottery) Match 4 (Washington's Lottery) Match 4 is a numbers game offered by Washington's Lottery; it began on August 3, 2008. It is drawn nightly; games are $2 each. For each $2 game, a player chooses 4 numbers from 1 through 24, and/or lets the terminal choose numbers. Tickets are good for up to 10 drawings. Players win $10,000 by matching all four numbers, $20 matching three numbers, or $2 matching two numbers. Unlike jackpot games, the top prize does not "roll over". Additionally, if there are multiple winners, the prize is not split amongst the winners; all winners receive the

neg: Illinois State Lottery Canada via WGN-TV's national superstation feed WGN America). The 9 p.m. newscast was removed from WGN America in February 2014 as they begin their transition to a general cable network. The Illinois Lottery is one of 44 lottery jurisdictions that participate in Mega Millions and Powerball – of these jurisdictions, 43 of the 44 lotteries offer both games. The Lottery also offers Lotto with a smaller jackpot, which is drawn on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday nights. Pick 3 and Pick 4 numbers are drawn twice daily. Until April 16, 2014, with the discontinuation two months before of WGN-TV's 9 p.m.

neg: Lottery betting price of the ticket, as well as an extra commission. In the event of a winning ticket, the company collects the winnings from the official lottery operators and then forwards the winnings on to the player. Betting on the outcome of lottery draws is the most common form of lottery betting. This follows the same format as purchasing online lottery tickets in that players follow the same ruleset as found on the official lottery draw. Typically, this means that players choose the same amount of numbers and win the same prizes if they match these numbers, as they would have

neg: New Jersey Lottery five minutes from 5:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. Players choose 1 to 10 numbers (spots) per play. It is drawn using a random number generator (RNG). The RNG draws 20 numbers from 1 through 80. Minimum play is $1. The 10-spot option has a top prize of $100,000 ($1 million on a $10 play). Players also have the option of how many consecutive drawings (up to 20) they wish to play. Up until September 30, 2018, Quick Draw was only offered at a limited number of lottery retailers (who have an HDTV monitor) showing each drawing. On October 1, 2018,

neg: Oklahoma Lottery was announced that Oklahoma would begin selling Mega Millions tickets on January 31, 2010. The first Mega Millions drawing with Oklahoma a participant occurred on February 2, 2010. Unlike Hot Lotto and Powerball (within Oklahoma), Mega Millions players in the state must choose cash or annuity "when playing", instead of after winning. Mega Millions drawings are not televised on any local broadcast television station or local origination cable channel in the Oklahoma City and Tulsa markets; as with Powerball, those playing Mega Millions instead can only see the winning numbers via WGN America on cable and satellite television or on

neg: Novomatic an opportunity to focus on "the broader lottery demographic". Novomatic Novomatic is an international gambling company, founded by the billionaire Johann Graf in 1980. For the year 2012, total revenue was Euro 3.2 billion, and profit was Euro 359 million. The company has offices in 43 countries and also operate casinos, including in locations such as Berlin and Santiago, Chile. The Novomatic Group consists of a three holding companies. In June 2016, Novomatic bought the UK gambling company Talarius from the Australian Tatts Group. Instant win and digital scratchcard provider, Gamevy, formed a partnership with Novomatic subsidiary, Novomatic Lottery Solutions

neg: Kentucky Lottery drawing machines and colored balls. Mega Millions began in 1996 as "The Big Game" in six states. Six years later, the game added "Mega Millions" to its name; months later, "The Big Game" name was retired. Kentucky joined Mega Millions on January 31, 2010 as part of the game's biggest expansion. The current version of Mega Millions began in 2013. Players choose 5 of 75 white balls, and an orange-colored "Mega Ball" from a second set of 15 numbers. Games are $1 each; a game with the "Megaplier" option costs $2. Jackpot winners choose between 30 graduated annual payments or

neg: Kansas Lottery the option of receiving cash value. The current double matrix began in January 2015; players choose 5 of 48 "white balls", and a green "Lucky Ball" from a second pool, of 18 numbers. Lucky for Life, as of July 2017, is available in 23 states and the District of Columbia; Kansas joined in November 2016. On January 31, 2010, Kansas joined Mega Millions. (In 2009, the Mega Millions consortium and MUSL reached an agreement to cross-sell Mega Millions and Powerball.) The current format for Mega Millions began in October 2013. It is drawn Tuesdays and Fridays. Since 1988, Kansas has

neg: Kentucky Lottery (one drawing Sundays). Prices, prizes, and options vary. A 50¢ straight bet can win $300. Pick 4 is also drawn 13 times weekly. Prices, prizes, and options vary. The maximum prize is $2,500 on a 50¢ straight ticket. Kentucky Cash Ball is drawn daily, except Sundays. Cash Ball uses a 4+1 matrix (Mega Millions and Powerball each use a 5+1 matrix). Cash Ball draws four numbers from 1 through 33, followed by the "Cash Ball" (numbered 1 through 31). Players can choose: two games for $1, with a top prize of $100,000; or $1 per game, for a top prize

neg: Greek euro coins Greek mint mark. For images of the common side and a detailed description of the coins, see euro coins. The following table shows the mintage quantity for all Greek euro coins, per denomination, per year (the numbers are represented in millions). In 2001, the Bank of Greece issued starter kits for the introduction of the Euro. Greece has a good collection of euro commemorative coins, mainly in silver although a few coins have also been minted in gold. Their face value range from €10 to €200 euro. This is mainly done as a legacy of an old national practice of

neg: Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation million in lottery wins between 1999 and 2006, with tens of millions of fraudulent claims being ignored by the OLGC. OLG has since mandated new security measures to protect lottery customers, notably with customer-facing displays when tickets are checked, as well as special music played with a winning ticket. As of January 28, 2008, lottery retailers are required to ensure that tickets are signed. There is a signature box shown on the front of all on-line lottery tickets. In March 2007, OLG announced that it had recalled over 1,000,000 scratch and win tickets. The "Super Bingo" series of tickets were

neg: National Lottery (Ireland) Bennekerry, Carlow. Sales of Lotto fell from €379.1 million in 2011 to €339.7 million in 2012. The National Lottery said that this reflected lower jackpot levels during the year. The first Lotto drawing was held on Saturday, 16 April 1988. In its original 6/36 format, six numbered balls were drawn from a lottery machine containing 36 balls. Players could win a share of a guaranteed £250,000 jackpot by matching all six numbers, or win smaller prizes by matching four or five numbers. If no winning ticket was sold, the jackpot rolled over for the next draw. Drawings continued each Saturday

neg: National Lottery (United Kingdom) to the football pools. Players marked a playslip to state how many lines they wanted to play. Tickets were £1 per entry. The lottery terminal allocated 10 football fixtures on the player's ticket, and the player attempted to match these fixtures that resulted in a score draw (1–1, 2–2, 3–3 and so on). To win, players had to match at least five fixtures which resulted in a score draw; this always won £5. Matching six won between £6 and £530, depending on how many total score draws there were in total over all the fixtures played. Matching seven score draws

neg: Taxation in Taiwan 1950s, the Taiwan government created a uniform invoice system to encourage honest reporting of sales and prevent underpayment of taxes by businesspeople. To provide an incentive, the government launched a receipt lottery system. Each receipt is coded with an alphanumeric number, and every two months a lottery drawing is held with prizes ranging up to NT$10 million (approximately $335,000 USD as of February 2012) depending on how many numbers match. The lottery is governed by the Uniform Invoice Award Regulations. Taxation in Taiwan Taxes provide an important source of revenue for various levels of the Government of the Republic of

neg: Pennsylvania Lottery date. Forty-six lotteries, including those of the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands, currently offer both games. The current Mega Millions game requires players to choose 5 of 75 "white ball" numbers, and a gold-colored "Mega Ball" from a pool of 15 numbers. Plays remain $2 each, or $3 if the "Megaplier" is activated. The first Mega Millions drawing that included Pennsylvania (held on February 2, 2010) produced three winners of $250,000; two were in areas new to the game: one each in Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Neither ticket holder had activated the "Megaplier", which would have won $1,000,000,

neg: South Carolina Education Lottery nights. On October 13, 2009, the Mega Millions consortium and MUSL reached an agreement in principle to cross-sell Mega Millions and Powerball in US lottery jurisdictions. Mega Millions tickets became available through the SCEL on January 31, 2010. South Carolina Education Lottery The South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) began in 2002. South Carolina is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), best known for Powerball. Like most US lotteries, on January 31, 2010, it participated in the cross-sell lottery expansion, adding Mega Millions. SCEL-only games consist of Pick 3, Pick 4, Palmetto Cash 5, and numerous scratch tickets. The

neg: Tri-State Lottery starting jackpot, and a potential second prize of $5,000,000 if its "Megaplier" is activated. "Mega Millions" basic plays remain at $1. (Mega Millions′ next format change will be in October 2017; plays will be $2 each, or $3 with the "Megaplier".) The newest Tri-State draw game, "Gimme 5", began on May 12, 2013. "Gimme 5" draws 5 of 39 numbers; the top prize is $100,000 split among plays matching all five numbers. "Megabucks", whose original version began in 1985, became "Megabucks Plus" in July 2009, doubling the cost of a ticket to $2. Megabucks Plus is a double-matrix game as