Colorado Lottery ends MatchPlay game

Comment #9

maximumfun — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 21:00:44 GMT

no balls... bummer...

Comment #8

mcginnin56 — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 19:26:14 GMT

No balls? What a bunch of sissies.

Comment #7

JimmySand9 — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 17:25:13 GMT

That'd be fun, if Colorado still used balls.

Comment #6

maximumfun — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 15:07:35 GMT

We want to offer a product mix that is fresh and entertaining, said Abel Tapia, director of the Colorado Lottery.

ooOOoo I have a suggestion - paint all the lottery balls green... but only have those that are drawn be 'yellow' (use light-sensitive color-changing paint) - and then watch the conspiracy theorists crawl outa their dens with excitement...

or... create one game... but keep changing the name every week... see how long it takes everyone to catch on... then when they do... change... [ More ]

Comment #5

Hermanus104 — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 23:08:58 GMT

I'd like to see Colorado implement a Pick-3 game.

Comment #4

lottobrain — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 16:38:58 GMT

Many states have this RIP OFF game, at least that's how I feel about Delaware's version. Delaware calls it Multiwin . They have one of the tighter win setups.....you have to get 6 numbers right within the 3 lines to win $2. I see that PA lets you win with just 4 numbers right within the 3 lines. MD also has their version and I think they let you win something with 5 numbers right within the 3 lines. I have tried all kinds of ways to win something by picking my own numbers, but the randomnizer al... [ More ]

Comment #3

Stack47 — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 14:50:43 GMT

Kentucky did it a different way when they ended their $2 3 Line Lotto. They printed out raffle tickets to everyone buying tickets the last 3 weeks of the game and 100 raffle ticket winners each split the $440,000 jackpot. That game was replaced by another $2 novelty game Five Card Cash.

Comment #2

RJOh — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 10:46:46 GMT

Ohio's experiment with the $2 ticket Lot'O Play jackpot game ended after only a year the same way. Its final game didn't have a jackpot winner either so the lower tier prizes shared it too.

Ohio replaced it with a $1 ticket Classic Lotto that same week. They said they had revised an old favorite, the 6/49 format but the real old favorite was the $1 ticket price. Maybe Colorado will do something similar.

Comment #1

mcginnin56 — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 10:16:35 GMT

Farewell MatchPlay, parting is such sweet sorrow!

I have all your pictures on my mantle....sniff.....sniff.....boo hoo......

I need more Kleenex please....sniff....sniff....sniff.....sniff.....sniff

Colorado Lottery ends MatchPlay game

Lottery Post — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 09:57:35 GMT

By Todd Northrop

The Colorado Lottery conducted its final MatchPlay drawing Friday, capping a two-year run for the jackpot game.

The $2 game, which launched in February, 2010, was originally designed to be on the market for approximately 18-24 months. In a statement issued earlier this month, the Lottery is said to be reviewing different game options to offer players in the near future.

We want to offer a product mix that is fresh and entertaining, said Abel Tapia, director of the Colo... [ More ]