New England's 'Lucky for Life' game to gain second lifetime prize

Comment #17

jamella724 — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 11:28:49 GMT

This is amazing! For sure players will definitely love to give it a shot. The winners don't need to worry about being bankrupt. However of course they still need to handle their finances wisely.

Comment #16

noahproblem — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 06:04:51 GMT

Even worse, the payoffs for the lesser prizes are not going to change much, if at all. I had to go to Vermont's website and view a draft rules change pdf (here) to find the changes - the payoffs are on page 14:

5+1 $7,000/wk for life (no change)

5+0, $25,000/yr for life (the only major change, from a single $25,000 payment)

4+1, $3,000 (increased $1,000 from $2,000)

4+0, $150 (increased $50 from $100)

3+1, $100 (increased $50 from $50)

3+0, $10 (no change)

2+1, $20 (incre... [ More ]

Comment #15

Massplayer — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 03:54:46 GMT

Good point, Faber98. This change makes it even much hard to win even a small price. I have been playing lucky for life for a year or so, even never hit 3 numbers, seems it is time to stop playing it.

Comment #14

rdgrnr — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 18:34:44 GMT

An Anthony Weiner Pizza (sausage and meatballs).

Comment #13

maringoman — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 18:32:37 GMT

True

Comment #12

NEVNEE47 — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 16:33:17 GMT

what did ny get

Comment #11

faber98 — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 13:32:42 GMT

sure, the 2nd prize will now have some appeal. however they greedily expanded the field from 40-43 and the lucky number from 21-43 which pretty much eliminates any chance of winning it. that along with hefty 2.00 price tag further makes this a bad play for anyone over the age of 40. you would be better off trying to snag the 2nd place prize in powerball than this. without substantiated proof it seems most players who play these types of games are over 40. this game has not caught on at all in th... [ More ]

Comment #10

shyguitar — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 12:39:57 GMT

I am very happy to see them make the change on the 2nd prize win. The 2nd prize of 25,000 for matching 5 numbers always seemed too low in comparision to winning 100,000 by getting 5 numbers on Mass Cash. The only downside I see to this new version is the switching of the lucky number going from numbers 1 out of 21 to the new version 1 out of 43 numbers. Why does the lottery always want to make it even harder to win than before? Now that they have changed the 2nd tier prize to 25,000 for life I w... [ More ]

Comment #9

RedStang — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 04:58:23 GMT

They had to do something to boost interest. It took almost a year to get a top winner.

Comment #8

LottoMetro — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 02:16:53 GMT

Well, according to the lottery, the winner will only live 20 more years

Comment #7

dallascowboyfan — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 02:14:32 GMT

Two lifetime prizes

Comment #6

Todd — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 01:09:56 GMT

That's true, but the same could be said for the old second prize -- except you only got it once instead of every year for the rest of your life.

Comment #5

cbr$ — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 00:41:03 GMT

It sound as if the players of game Luck For Life will be content, with the new lifetime prizes. I have often wondered if a couple win a lifetime prize together, if something happen to one, does the remaining person still continue to collect payments on a lifetime prize. This games prizes sounds great.

Comment #4

rdgrnr — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 00:22:03 GMT

Draw pools shall be closed in Connecticut a minimum of sixty (60) minutes prior to the scheduled draw.

I don't like that part either.

We know it's not necessary.

And it makes it look like they need the time to put the fix in.

I'm not saying they are.

I'm just saying they're needlessly making it look like they could be.

Comment #3

LottoMetro — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 22:55:15 GMT

Other than the new cash options, this is bad for players. Not to mention the new atrocious top prize odds, the returns are lowered from 58.6% to 55.8%. In dollars, that's about 5.6 cents less.

Comment #2

maringoman — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 21:37:52 GMT

$25,000 a year = $2083.33 a month. After withholdiing taxes at the rate of 30% you're left with $1458.33 a month for life. I already play this game so hopefully I will hit either of the two top prizes

Comment #1

JonnyBgood07 — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 21:00:58 GMT

yeeeehaaa....love it!

My only problem with this game is the cutoff time because it seems illogical

5. Drawing Procedures. Draw pools shall be closed in Connecticut a minimum of sixty (60) minutes prior to the

scheduled draw.

New England's 'Lucky for Life' game to gain second lifetime prize

Lottery Post — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 20:57:56 GMT

Lucky for Life, the multi-state draw game that offers lottery players throughout New England the opportunity to win up to $1,000 a day, every day, for their entire life, is going to get a lot more lively with the addition of another lifetime prize to its robust prize offerings.

Beginning with the September 19, 2013 drawing, Lucky for Life's second-tier prize will be elevated to a $25,000 a year for life payout, making it the only game in the country that offers two lifetime prizes. This new p... [ More ]