Hot Lotto multi-state lottery game to end in October

Comment #14

DELotteryPlyr — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 23:05:53 GMT

The wife hit $50 on Friday then $50 today on scratch offs - so I took $6 to see if I can take down the Jackpot on this game.

Only play this game when I hit on other games (or the wife hits

Comment #13

HAMMY WAMMY — Sun, 13 Aug 2017 16:50:08 GMT

I have been playing Hot Lotto and Lucky for life pretty regularly the last couple years. I like the odds compared to the big 2. After reading this article I really hope someone wins the jackpot before the game ends. I had a $50 winning $5 scratcher so yesterday I turned it in for 50 Hot lotto tickets, I only won $5.

Good Luck Everyone

Comment #12

NeedyNotGreedy — Sun, 13 Aug 2017 15:32:19 GMT

Wasn't hot lotto owned by Powerball?

I like Wisconsin's supercash and megabucks game. They give you 2 lines for a dollar. During a visit there, i bought $10 of tickets and won 4 numbers=$30. I was happy that's the most I've won on a draw game, but 4 numbers in Florida's lucky money or another state game would have won me over $500 or even $4,000+ on lucky money. So started to realize the Wisconsin lottery game is poorly paid. Then I realized Wisconsin lottery in General is just bad. I bo... [ More ]

Comment #11

GGStarlings — Sat, 12 Aug 2017 18:36:24 GMT

Same here. I was a HL fan until the matrix changed. The very first time I played I got 3 out of 5 with the correct Hot Ball. Loved that game, way back when.

Comment #10

dallascowboyfan — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 01:49:52 GMT

Hopefully Oklahoma comes up with a state lotto jackpot game.

Comment #9

thamizhpayan — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 14:07:36 GMT

When hot lotto goes off, Iowa will become Grade A state as per report card.

Iowa state lottery got a good lesson after rigging got exposed.

When they get rid of RNG draws, more people will play.

Good Luck

Comment #8

JADELottery — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 13:49:10 GMT

In our opinion, we think this was a dry run for a Computerized Powerball.

We saw something similar to this when we lived back in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin introduced Badger 5 and when we wanted to watch the drawing, we found out it was not televised.

Turned out it was Computer Generated Numbers.

It went on for a while, then Wisconsin switched all their games to computers.

Maybe with the Tipton event, they're rethinking this computer generated bug-a-boo, We hope.

Can you imagine the... [ More ]

Comment #7

ressuccess — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 03:18:48 GMT

I wonder why and how they decided to end Hot Lotto

Comment #6

Kosh — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 01:16:44 GMT

I have never ever played this game. Since it was an RNG game, it will not be missed.

Buh Bye.

Kosh

Comment #5

msharkey2001 — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 18:33:25 GMT

I used to enjoy playing this game when they had a 5/39 + 1/19 matrix. That would have been pre 2012. Then they changed to the current matrix, more than tripling the odds of a JP win that ended my Hot Lotto playing days, even before the whole Tipton fiasco became publicly known. Hopefully whatever replacement game they come up with will be similar to the old matrix and NON RNG.

Comment #4

atoz — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 15:41:22 GMT

Well I question if there is money left in the jackpot the story said it would be dispersed into other lottery products by each state. To me that dog does not hunt. I have yet to see and i am not saying it hasnt happened somewhere the state lotteries give it back in some game. Most of the time it goes into their coffurs and then on to however the state lottery dispenses it whether to their general fund or schools or whatever the case may be.

I have an idea that i would rather see them do than

Comment #3

Cruzincat — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 14:48:48 GMT

I stopped playing Hot Lotto when the Tipton story broke.

They should spread out the leftover jackpot money for the last drawing and pay it all out in a paramutual format to everyone that has a winning ticket, based on the current payout structure. Many people played across state lines to buy Hot Lotto Tickets, including myself. Taking that money and using it in other future lotteries within the jurisdiction, is not fair to those who paid into it from other states.

If they had just discont... [ More ]

Comment #2

rcbbuckeye — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 14:23:37 GMT

Really a shame that they took a good game and ruined it by changing the odds to make it harder AND making it a RNG to boot.

A lesson in how NOT to run a lottery game.

Comment #1

haymaker — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 13:56:07 GMT

RNG = DNP = Game goes away

Hot Lotto multi-state lottery game to end in October

Lottery Post — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 12:15:25 GMT

By Todd Northrop

Hot Lotto, a multi-state lottery draw game currently played in 14 states, will end this October. The final Hot Lotto drawing will be conducted on Saturday, Oct. 28.

It is normal practice in the lottery industry to change your gaming mix and keep products fresh in the field. Based on overall performance after 15 years, it was time to make a change, West Virginia Lottery Director Alan Larrick said. The 14 lotteries that offer Hot Lotto are working on new game options that w... [ More ]