State Lottery Report Card
This page is a work-in-progress, and may 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: 5 Card Cash, Cash 5, Lotto, Lucky for Life, Lucky Links Day, Lucky Links Night, Mega Millions, Play 3 Day, Play 3 Night, Play 4 Day, Play 4 Night, Powerball
Computerized: none - Florida (100% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Fantasy 5, Lotto, Lucky Money, Mega Millions, Pick 2 Evening, Pick 2 Midday, Pick 3 Evening, Pick 3 Midday, Pick 4 Evening, Pick 4 Midday, Pick 5 Evening, Pick 5 Midday, Powerball
Computerized: none - Massachusetts (100% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Lucky for Life, Mass Cash, Mega Millions, Megabucks Doubler, Numbers Game Evening, Numbers Game Midday, Powerball
Computerized: none - New York (100% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Cash4Life, Lotto, Mega Millions, Numbers Evening, Numbers Midday, Pick 10, Powerball, Take 5, Win 4 Evening, Win 4 Midday
Computerized: none - North Carolina (100% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Cash 5, Lucky for Life, Mega Millions, Pick 3 Daytime, Pick 3 Evening, Pick 4 Daytime, Pick 4 Evening, Powerball
Computerized: none - Ohio (100% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Classic Lotto, Kicker, Lucky for Life, Mega Millions, Pick 3 Evening, Pick 3 Midday, Pick 4 Evening, Pick 4 Midday, Pick 5 Evening, Pick 5 Midday, Powerball, Rolling Cash 5
Computerized: none - Puerto Rico (100% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Lotería Tradicional, Loto Plus, Pega 2 Noche, Pega 2 Día, Pega 3 Noche, Pega 3 Día, Pega 4 Noche, Pega 4 Día, Powerball, Revancha
Computerized: none - Rhode Island (100% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Lucky for Life, Mega Millions, Numbers Game Evening, Numbers Game Midday, Powerball, Wild Money
Computerized: none - South Carolina (100% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Lucky for Life, 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: All or Nothing Day, All or Nothing Evening, All or Nothing Morning, All or Nothing Night, Cash 5, Daily 4 Day, Daily 4 Evening, Daily 4 Morning, Daily 4 Night, Lotto Texas, Mega Millions, Pick 3 Day, Pick 3 Evening, Pick 3 Morning, Pick 3 Night, Powerball, Texas Triple Chance, Texas Two Step
Computerized: none - Vermont (100% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Gimme 5, Lucky for Life, 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
Computerized: none - Virginia (100% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Bank a Million, Cash 5 Day, Cash 5 Night, Cash4Life, Mega Millions, Pick 3 Day, Pick 3 Night, Pick 4 Day, Pick 4 Night, Powerball
Computerized: none
Grade: A
- Ontario (94% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Canada Lotto 6/49, Daily Keno Evening, Daily Keno Midday, Early Bird, Encore Evening, Encore Midday, Lottario, Lotto Max, MegaDice Lotto, Ontario 49, Pick 2 Evening, Pick 2 Midday, Pick 3 Evening, Pick 3 Midday, Pick 4 Evening, Pick 4 Midday, Poker Lotto
Computerized: Lotto 6/49 Guaranteed Prize Draw - Québec (94% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Astro, Banco, Canada Lotto 6/49, Extra, La Mini, Lotto :D, Lotto Max, Lotto Poker, Québec 49, Québec Max, Quotidienne 2, Quotidienne 3, Quotidienne 4, Sprinto, Triplex
Computerized: Lotto 6/49 Guaranteed Prize Draw - Ireland (90% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Daily Million 2pm, Daily Million 9pm, Daily Million Plus 2pm, Daily Million Plus 9pm, Euro Millions, Lotto, Lotto Plus 1, Lotto Plus 2, Plus
Computerized: none
Unknown: Lotto Plus Raffle - Maine (90% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Gimme 5, Lucky for Life, 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
Computerized: Hot Lotto - Maryland (90% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Bonus Match 5, Cash4Life, Mega Millions, Multi-Match, Pick 3 Evening, Pick 3 Midday, Pick 4 Evening, Pick 4 Midday, Powerball
Computerized: 5 Card Cash - New Hampshire (90% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Gimme 5, Lucky for Life, 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
Computerized: Hot Lotto - New Jersey (90% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Cash4Life, Jersey Cash 5, Mega Millions, Pick 3 Evening, Pick 3 Midday, Pick 4 Evening, Pick 4 Midday, Pick 6, Powerball
Computerized: 5 Card Cash - 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, Lucky for Life, Mega Millions, Pick 3 Evening, Pick 3 Midday, Pick 4 Evening, Pick 4 Midday, Powerball
Computerized: 5 Card Cash, Kicker - UK National (80% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Euro Millions, Lotto 6/49, Lotto HotPicks, Thunderball
Computerized: Millionaire Raffle - Germany (78% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: EuroJackpot, GlücksSpirale, Keno, Lotto 6aus49, Plus 5, Spiel 77, Super 6
Computerized: none
Unknown: Toto Auswahlwette, Toto Ergebniswette - Georgia (69% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Cash 3 Evening, Cash 3 Midday, Cash 4 Evening, Cash 4 Midday, Cash4Life, Fantasy 5, Georgia Five Evening, Georgia Five Midday, Jumbo Bucks Lotto, Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: 5 Card Cash, All or Nothing Day, All or Nothing Evening, All or Nothing Morning, All or Nothing Night - Atlantic Canada (67% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Atlantic 49, Bucko, Canada Lotto 6/49, Keno Atlantic, Lotto Max, Tag
Computerized: Atlantic 49 Guaranteed Prize Draw, Lotto 6/49 Guaranteed Prize Draw, Salsa Bingo - Montana (67% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Lucky for Life, Mega Millions, Montana Cash, Powerball
Computerized: Big Sky Bonus, Hot Lotto - Wyoming (67% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Cowboy Draw - Pennsylvania (64% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Cash 5, Cash4Life, Match 6, Mega Millions, Pick 2 Evening, Pick 3 Evening, Pick 4 Evening, Pick 5 Evening, Powerball
Computerized: Pick 2 Day, Pick 3 Day, Pick 4 Day, Pick 5 Day, Treasure Hunt - Michigan (64% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Daily 3 Evening, Daily 3 Midday, Daily 4 Evening, Daily 4 Midday, Lucky for Life, Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Classic Lotto 47, Fantasy 5, Keno, Poker Lotto
Grade: C
- North Dakota (60% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Lucky for Life, Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: 2by2, Hot Lotto - Indiana (58% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Cash4Life, Daily 3 Evening, Daily 3 Midday, Daily 4 Evening, Daily 4 Midday, Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Cash 5, Hoosier Lotto, Hoosier Lotto +PLUS, Quick Draw Evening, Quick Draw Midday - Colorado (50% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Lucky for Life, Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Cash 5, Lotto, Pick 3 - South Dakota (50% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Dakota Cash, Hot Lotto - Idaho (43% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Lucky for Life, Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Hot Lotto, Pick 3 Day, Pick 3 Night, Weekly Grand
Grade: D
- Arkansas (38% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Lucky for Life, Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Cash 3 Evening, Cash 3 Midday, Cash 4 Evening, Cash 4 Midday, Natural State Jackpot - California (38% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball, SuperLotto Plus
Computerized: Daily 3 Evening, Daily 3 Midday, Daily 4, Daily Derby, Fantasy 5 - British Columbia (33% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Canada Lotto 6/49, Lotto Max
Computerized: BC/49, Extra, Lotto 6/49 Guaranteed Prize Draw, Poker Lotto - Delaware (33% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Lucky for Life, Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Hot Lotto, Multi-Win Lotto, Play 3 Day, Play 3 Night, Play 4 Day, Play 4 Night - 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: Lucky for Life, Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: All or Nothing Evening, All or Nothing Midday, Daily 3, Gopher 5, Hot Lotto, Northstar Cash - Missouri (33% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Lucky for Life, Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Lotto, Pick 3 Evening, Pick 3 Midday, Pick 4 Evening, Pick 4 Midday, Show Me Cash - Nebraska (33% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: 2by2, MyDaY, Pick 3, Pick 5 - New Mexico (33% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Hot Lotto, Pick 3 Day, Pick 3 Evening, Road Runner Cash - Oklahoma (33% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Cash 5, Hot Lotto, Pick 3, Poker Pick - Iowa (30% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Lucky for Life, Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: All or Nothing Evening, All or Nothing Midday, Hot Lotto, Pick 3 Evening, Pick 3 Midday, Pick 4 Evening, Pick 4 Midday - Washington, D.C. (30% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Lucky for Life, Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: DC-3 Evening, DC-3 Midday, DC-4 Evening, DC-4 Midday, DC-5 Evening, DC-5 Midday, Hot Lotto - Kansas (29% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: 2by2, Hot Lotto, Pick 3 Evening, Pick 3 Midday, Super Kansas Cash - Washington (29% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Daily Game, Daily Keno, Hit 5, Lotto, Match 4 - Western Canada (29% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Canada Lotto 6/49, Lotto Max
Computerized: Extra, Lotto 6/49 Guaranteed Prize Draw, Pick 3, Western 49, Western Max - Tennessee (27% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Cash4Life, Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Cash 3 Evening, Cash 3 Midday, Cash 3 Morning, Cash 4 Evening, Cash 4 Midday, Cash 4 Morning, Hot Lotto, Tennessee Cash - Arizona (25% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: 5 Card Cash, All or Nothing Evening, All or Nothing Morning, Fantasy 5, Pick 3, The Pick - Wisconsin (25% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: 5 Card Cash, Badger 5, Megabucks, Pick 3, Pick 4, Super Cash - Illinois (22% true lottery drawings)
True Drawings: Mega Millions, Powerball
Computerized: Lotto, Lucky Day Lotto Evening, Lucky Day Lotto Midday, Pick 3 Evening, Pick 3 Midday, Pick 4 Evening, Pick 4 Midday - 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