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Winner of $877,800 Idaho Cash jackpot is infamous bulk buyerNews Story
Idaho legislation moves along bill to ban bulk lottery ticket purchases By Kate Northrop The Idaho Lottery's initial suspicions that a bulk purchaser was at play during a jackpot run that resulted in an $877,800 Idaho Cash win were correct when it was confirmed that an entity known for executing jackpot buyouts came forward to claim the prize. In response to restless national sentiment surrounding the nature of jackpot buyouts and a recent $877,800 Idaho Cash win, Idaho state legisla
Feb 25, 2026, 6:42 am - Todd - Lottery News

DC Lottery remixes DC 3, DC 4, and DC 5 draw games into scratch-off gamesNews Story
New scratch-off offers prizes linked to draw games of the same name By Kate Northrop The DC Lottery has taken its iconic local draw games and reimagined them into an instant game in the form of a scratch-off ticket. While Washington, D.C. lottery players have traditionally played DC 3, DC 4, and DC 5 by buying a ticket and waiting for the draw to occur, the game is available as a remixed instant game for the first time. To bridge the gap between draw game and scratch-off game pla
Jun 9, 2026, 8:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

We analyzed 41 states — 17% of scratch-offs on sale right now have zero top prizes left
Been running ScratchSmarter for 15 years, pulling daily prize data from official lottery sites across 41 states. We just published a full analysis on something we're calling the Dead Zone games where every top prize has been claimed but the lottery keeps selling them at full price. The national number: 579 of 3,348 active games (17.3%) are in the Dead Zone right now. Worst states: - Wisconsin: 54.5% (55 of 101 games) - Oregon: 53.1% (51 of 96 games) - Vermon
Apr 1, 2026, 8:34 pm - ScratchSmarter - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Colorado Lottery celebrates state's big 150th birthday with new gamesNews Story
New games and summer-long contests for Colorado players By Kate Northrop The Colorado Lottery is celebrating the state's 150th birthday with a summer-long party that includes at least two new games, Colorado-themed promotions, events, and contests. In addition to the United States turning 250 this year, Colorado is celebrating its 150th birthday, which means new themed surprises for Colorado lottery players. On August 1, 2026, Colorado will officially turn 150. It first joined th
Jun 29, 2026, 7:38 am - Todd - Lottery News

Ohio: 4/1 - 4/30/2026Reply
I see what you mean now. The Ohio Lottery achievements on their app. If I have found one, it was from playing one of the Set for Life games. That is the only scratch-offs that I have been playing.
Apr 25, 2026, 11:02 am - Blessings4All$ - Pick 3 Forum

What's Your Strategy for Playing a New Draw Game?
With the new Millionaire for Life game I'm trying to decide whether to spend a lot on the first draw, or wait a while. Do you think there's any chance the JP will be won right off? I know a few scratch buyers who always rush to buy new scratchers when they first come out, but haven't heard any opinions on draw games.
Feb 16, 2026, 2:07 pm - HoLeeKau - Lottery Discussion Forum

Millionaire for Life multi-state lottery game to replace Cash4Life and Lucky for Life in FebruaryReply
YES, Delaware is a small state and does not have the players like other states. I lived close enough to play in Delaware and you could definitely tell they didn't have the players Maryland did. I am sure they want to 'protect' their scratch off games so players spend on those instead.
Jan 30, 2026, 4:49 am - DELotteryPlyr - Lottery News

The Florida Millionaire Raffle is back!Reply
A raffle is not much different than a scratch off ticket. The difference is that you have to wait for the drawing in a raffle whereas a scratch off ticket you can find out immediately. In both cases you don't choose the ticket sequence number (basically the determinant of winners) and in both cases the payback percentage is higher than draw games (generally speaking).
Jul 2, 2026, 1:06 pm - Tucker Black - Lottery Discussion Forum

Anti Computerized Lottery PetitionReply
Lotteries make buckets of money. The cost of doing live ball drawings is a sliver of the ticket price. I'm boycotting RNG games starting now. That means no more Millionaire for Life. All of Colorado's in-state draw games are RNG. I already put their ticket vending machines on my ban list, so there's almost nothing here for me to play because stores have such a limited selection of scratch offs. I encourage everyone to boycott and force these people to end every RNG game.
Apr 23, 2026, 7:06 am - Tucker Black - Lottery Discussion Forum

Question about online lotteriesReply
Can only speak for the Kentucky's online lottery. Mostly play 4 minute Keno, but have played some of the daily games. Probably the most asked question is about collecting winnings. With any winnings over $600, they'll send a check or players can collect at the lottery headquarters the next day. It's easy depositing funds into a player account using the same methods for most online purchases. Only winnings can be withdrawn so I wouldn't suggest anyone depositing too much money at one time. P
Feb 5, 2026, 12:56 am - Stack47 - Lottery Discussion Forum