State Lottery Report Card
This page is a work-in-progress, and will continue expand in scope and functionality over time. Although the title is "State Lottery Report Card", this report card includes Canada and United Kingdom lotteries, in addition to the United States.
States (jurisdictions) with a higher proportion of games using traditional lottery ball machines receive higher rankings in this report card than those using computer random number generators.
Lottery Post is a proponent of true lottery drawings using player-visible drawing methods. Even though states using computers claim that they are auditable and valid, Lottery Post believes the transparency and common sense approach of using mechanical drawing machines provides a more fun and confidence-inspiring experience for the lottery player, and therefore we recommend players seek out those games using real lottery drawing equipment.
If you want to help boost your state's rankings (or keep your state ranked high), we urge you to contact your state Lottery Director and government representatives, and let them know you don't want computerized lottery drawings. Also, be sure to sign the Petition for True Lottery Drawings.
Grade: A+
- Connecticut (100% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Cash 5, Classic Lotto, Lucky-4-Life, Mega Millions, Play 3 Day, Play 3 Night, Play 4 Day, Play 4 Night, Powerball
Computerized: none - Florida (100% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Cash 3 Evening, Cash 3 Midday, Fantasy 5, Lotto, Mega Money, Play 4 Evening, Play 4 Midday, Powerball
Computerized: none - Georgia (100% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Cash 3 Evening, Cash 3 Midday, Cash 4 Evening, Cash 4 Midday, Decades of Dollars, Fantasy 5, Georgia Five Evening, Georgia Five Midday, Mega Millions, Powerball, Win For Life
Computerized: none - Illinois (100% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Little Lotto, Lotto, Mega Millions, Pick 3 Evening, Pick 3 Midday, Pick 4 Evening, Pick 4 Midday, Powerball
Computerized: none - Ireland (Irish) (100% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: All or Nothing, Euro Millions, Lotto, Lotto Plus 1, Lotto Plus 2, Monday Million, Monday Million Plus, Plus
Computerized: none - Maryland (100% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Bonus Match 5, Mega Millions, Multi-Match, Pick 3 Evening, Pick 3 Midday, Pick 4 Evening, Pick 4 Midday, Powerball
Computerized: none - Massachusetts (100% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mass Cash, Mega Millions, Megabucks Doubler, Numbers Game Evening, Numbers Game Midday, Powerball
Computerized: none - New Jersey (100% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Jersey Cash 5, Mega Millions, Pick 3 Evening, Pick 3 Midday, Pick 4 Evening, Pick 4 Midday, Pick 6, Powerball
Computerized: none - New York (100% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Lotto, Mega Millions, Numbers Evening, Numbers Midday, Pick 10, Powerball, Sweet Million, Take 5, Win 4 Evening, Win 4 Midday
Computerized: none - North Carolina (100% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Cash 5, Mega Millions, Pick 3 Daytime, Pick 3 Evening, Pick 4 Daytime, Pick 4 Evening, Powerball
Computerized: none - Rhode Island (100% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Numbers Game, Powerball, Wild Money
Computerized: none - South Carolina (100% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Palmetto Cash 5, Pick 3 Evening, Pick 3 Midday, Pick 4 Evening, Pick 4 Midday, Powerball
Computerized: none - Texas (100% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Cash 5, Daily 4 Day, Daily 4 Night, Lotto Texas, Mega Millions, Pick 3 Day, Pick 3 Night, Powerball, Texas Two Step
Computerized: none - Virginia (100% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Cash 5 Day, Cash 5 Night, Decades of Dollars, Mega Millions, Pick 3 Day, Pick 3 Night, Pick 4 Day, Pick 4 Night, Powerball, Win For Life
Computerized: none
Grade: A
- Québec (92% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Astro, Banco, Canada Lotto 6/49, Extra, Jour de Paye, La Mini, La Quotidienne 3, La Quotidienne 4, Lotto Max, Québec 49, Triplex
Computerized: Lotto Poker - Ontario (90% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Canada Lotto 6/49, Daily Keno, Early Bird, Encore, Lottario, Lotto Max, Ontario 49, Pick 3, Pick 4
Computerized: Poker Lotto - Atlantic Canada (89% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Atlantic 6/49, Bucko, Canada Lotto 6/49, Keno Atlantic, Lotto Max, Pik 4, ShaBam, Tag
Computerized: Salsa Bingo - Maine (89% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball, Tri-State Megabucks Plus, Tri-State Pick 3 Day, Tri-State Pick 3 Evening, Tri-State Pick 4 Day, Tri-State Pick 4 Evening, Tri-State Weekly Grand Extra
Computerized: Hot Lotto - New Hampshire (89% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball, Tri-State Megabucks Plus, Tri-State Pick 3 Day, Tri-State Pick 3 Evening, Tri-State Pick 4 Day, Tri-State Pick 4 Evening, Tri-State Weekly Grand Extra
Computerized: Hot Lotto - Vermont (89% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball, Tri-State Megabucks Plus, Tri-State Pick 3 Day, Tri-State Pick 3 Evening, Tri-State Pick 4 Day, Tri-State Pick 4 Evening, Tri-State Weekly Grand Extra
Computerized: Hot Lotto - Iowa (88% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Cash Game, Mega Millions, Pick 3 Evening, Pick 3 Midday, Pick 4 Evening, Pick 4 Midday, Powerball
Computerized: Hot Lotto - Puerto Rico (83% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Loto, Pega 2, Pega 3, Pega 4, Revancha
Computerized: none
Unknown: Lotería Tradicional - UK National (83% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Euro Millions, Lotto 6/49, Lotto HotPicks, Plus 5, Thunderball
Computerized: Millionaire Raffle - West Virginia (83% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Cash 25, Daily 3, Daily 4, Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Hot Lotto
Grade: B
- Kentucky (80% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Cash Ball, Decades of Dollars, Mega Millions, Pick 3 Evening, Pick 3 Midday, Pick 4 Evening, Pick 4 Midday, Powerball
Computerized: 3 Line Lotto, Kicker - Ohio (80% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Classic Lotto, Mega Millions, Pick 3 Evening, Pick 3 Midday, Pick 4 Evening, Pick 4 Midday, Powerball, Rolling Cash 5
Computerized: Ten-OH Evening, Ten-OH Midday - Montana (71% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: 10 Spot Evening, 10 Spot Midday, Mega Millions, Montana Cash, Powerball
Computerized: Hot Lotto, Wild Card 2 - Michigan (67% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Daily 3 Evening, Daily 3 Midday, Daily 4 Evening, Daily 4 Midday, Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Classic Lotto 47, Fantasy 5, Keno - Pennsylvania (64% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Big 4 Evening, Cash 5, Daily Number Evening, Match 6, Mega Millions, Powerball, Quinto Evening
Computerized: Big 4 Midday, Daily Number Midday, Quinto Midday, Treasure Hunt
Grade: C
- Arkansas (43% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Decades of Dollars, Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Cash 3 Evening, Cash 3 Midday, Cash 4 Evening, Cash 4 Midday
Grade: D
- British Columbia (40% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Canada Lotto 6/49, Lotto Max
Computerized: BC/49, Extra, Poker Lotto - Colorado (40% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Cash 5, Lotto, MatchPlay - New Mexico (40% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Hot Lotto, Pick 3, Road Runner Cash - North Dakota (40% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: 2by2, Hot Lotto, Wild Card 2 - South Dakota (40% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Dakota Cash, Hot Lotto, Wild Card 2 - Kansas (33% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: 2by2, Hot Lotto, Pick 3, Super Kansas Cash - Louisiana (33% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Easy 5, Lotto, Pick 3, Pick 4 - Minnesota (33% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Daily 3, Gopher 5, Hot Lotto, Northstar Cash - Nebraska (33% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: 2by2, MyDaY, Pick 3, Pick 5 - Oklahoma (33% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Cash 5, Hot Lotto, Pick 3, Pick 4 - Western Canada (33% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Canada Lotto 6/49, Lotto Max
Computerized: Extra, PayDay, Pick 3, Western 49 - Arizona (29% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Arizona 2by2, Cash 4, Fantasy 5, Pick 3, The Pick - California (29% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, SuperLotto Plus
Computerized: Daily 3 Evening, Daily 3 Midday, Daily 4, Daily Derby, Fantasy 5 - Idaho (29% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Hot Lotto, Pick 3 Day, Pick 3 Night, Weekly Grand, Wild Card 2 - Tennessee (29% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Cash 3 Evening, Cash 3 Midday, Cash 4 Evening, Cash 4 Midday, Tennessee Cash - Washington (29% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Daily Game, Daily Keno, Hit 5, Lotto, Match 4 - Wisconsin (29% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Badger 5, Megabucks, Pick 3, Pick 4, Super Cash - Missouri (25% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Lotto, Pick 3 Evening, Pick 3 Midday, Pick 4 Evening, Pick 4 Midday, Show Me Cash - Delaware (22% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Delaware Cash 5, Hot Lotto, Multi-Win Lotto, Play 3 Day, Play 3 Night, Play 4 Day, Play 4 Night - Oregon (22% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Lucky Lines, Megabucks, Pick 4 10pm, Pick 4 1pm, Pick 4 4pm, Pick 4 7pm, Win For Life - Washington, D.C. (22% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: DC-3 Evening, DC-3 Midday, DC-4 Evening, DC-4 Midday, DC-5 Evening, DC-5 Midday, Hot Lotto
Grade: F
- Indiana (17% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Daily 3 Evening, Daily 3 Midday, Daily 4 Evening, Daily 4 Midday, Hoosier Lotto, Lucky 5 Evening, Lucky 5 Midday, Mix and Match, Quick Draw, Tag 6
