Washington's Lottery is run by the government of Washington. Its games include Mega Millions, Powerball, Keno, Hit 5, and scratch games.
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Washington's Lottery offers several draw games, plus scratch ticket games. The list of draw games:
Game | Matrice(s) | Prize range |
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Lotto | 6 of 49 | $3 through Jackpot (begins at $1 million) |
Mega Millions | 5 of 56 + 1 of 46 | $2, $3, $7, $10, $150, $10,000, $250,000, or Jackpot (begins at $12 million) |
Powerball | 5 of 59 + 1 of 39 | $3†, $4†, $7†, $100†, $10,000†, $200,000‡, or Jackpot (begins at $20 million) |
Hit 5 | 5 of 39 | $1 through Cashpot (begins at $100,000) |
Daily Keno | 10 of 80; 20 numbers drawn | Prizes vary by number of 'spots' picked and matched. |
Daily Game | 3 digits 0-9 | Prizes vary by betting style. |
Match 4 | 4 of 24 | $2, $20, or $10,000 |
Laws prohibit any game from being drawn more than once daily.
† These prizes are multiplied by 2 to 5 if the PowerPlay option was activated.
‡ Powerball's second prize automatically has a 5x multiplier (winning $1 million cash) if PowerPlay was activated. (NOTE: Mega Millions' Megaplier currently is not available in Washington but it will likely be added in January, 2011.) The PowerPlay 10x promotion in May 2010 was the first including Washington's Lottery.
A list of scratch ticket games can be found *here
This is a partial list games that have been retired and when they were active.
Name | Dates | Rules |
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Quinto | 1990-March 2007 | 5 of 52 cards |
Lotto Plus | May 1, 2002 - October 4, 2003 | 5 of 43; + 1 of 23 |
Quinto, for a brief period, had an add-on game called Beat the State.
For its 25th anniversary, the Lottery held its first raffle; 375,000 tickets were sold, with three prizes of $1 million; four of $100,000; and 350 of $1,000. In the first drawing, all tickets were sold. In spring 2008, a second raffle was held; however, over 100,000 tickets were unsold. The cost of a ticket in both raffles was $20.
Many US lotteries draw some games, such as pick-3, at least twice daily. However, local law prohibits Washington's Lottery from drawing any of its games more than once daily. This explains why its Keno is not drawn every few minutes, unlike a growing number of lotteries.
In April 2009, both houses of the Washington Legislature passed a bill to allow Washington's Lottery to sell Powerball tickets, which would take effect 90 days after the Governor's signature.
Minimum age to play is 18.
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