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LOTTERY IN THE USA

The first modern government run US Lottery was established in Puerto Rico in 1934

30 Years later, the New Hampshire Lottery was born in 1964

Instant lottery tickets (scratch cards) were introduced in the 1970s

Lotto America began in 1988, now known as Powerball

The Big Game, now referred to as the Mega Million was founded in 1996

In 2012, Illinois became the first state to offer online lottery ticket sales

U.S. Lotteries

State Lottery is available in 45 States and 3 Territories (District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands) ? 5 States do not allow lottery: Nevada, Alabama, Utah, Hawaii

and Alaska

Two Major Lotteries in the United States: Mega Million

and PowerBall

MILLIONS

P O W E R BALL

FUNFACT

In 2018, Americans spent in total

$77.7 Billion on lotteries Americans spend on avg.

$220

per person annually

Massachusetts

is the biggest spender at just around

$1,000 per person a year

Then, West Virginia at roughly

$750

and Rhode Island spends on avg.

$650

The current States offer

Online Lottery: Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, North-Carolina, North-Dakota, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Virginia

At $2 Per Lottery Ticket; you need to SPEND on average: $100 TO WIN $4 | $720 TO WIN $7 | $38,174 TO WIN $100

Types of Lotteries

MILLIONS

P O W E R BALL

The Lotto

Players pick 6 numbers from two separate pools

of numbers. 5-number selection between 1-70 and 1 number between 1-25. All 6 numbers must match to win the jackpot.

THE ODDS OF WINNING ARE

1: 300 Million

Is also a 6-number draw, won by matching 5 white balls and a 6th red ball in

any order.

THE ODDS OF WINNING ARE

1: 290 Million

DAILIES

Simple concept of a 6-number selection between 0-47. If nobody wins, the amount is carried over to the

following draw.

THE ODDS OF WINNING ARE

1: 250 Million

Raffles

Usually run alongside the lotto as a bonus game.

Players choice to request the "bonus" when

purchasing the lotto. A pre-selected number is assigned and must match

to win.

Popular games are Pick 3, Pick 4 and Fantasy 5. These

are games that can be played 2 times a day with

the chance of winning $5,000/ game. Picking a series of numbers then

deciding to play them "Straight" or "Box". Some Americans have won up to

$175,000 in Dailies.

THE ODDS OF WINNING PICK 3 ARE 1: 1,000

THE ODDS OF WINNING PICK 4 ARE 1: 10,000

THE ODDS OF WINNING FANTASY 5 ARE 1: 850,000

Scratch Cards

instant lottery games that are known for quick and easy wins. These can also be played or purchased online.

THE ODDS OF WINNING ARE

1: 3

Biggest Prizes/Payouts

Largest jackpot ever recorded was

$1,586 Million PowerBall

and was won by 4 people on January 13, 2016. A Couple from California, FL and another couple from Munford, TN | Both couples

opted for a single payout of

$528, 784 Million each.

$877.8 Million

Was won on a Mega Million Single ticket

Won on October 23 2018 in South-Carolina ? this is the Highest jackpot & cash value for a single ticket win

$480.5 Million

Powerball win

Won on August 23 2017 in Massachusetts

$477 Million

Powerball win

Won on March 27 2019 in Wisconsin

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