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Powerball ticket price to increase to $3 in IdahoNews Story
Every Powerball ticket sold in state will include Power Play option; begins in August By Kate Northrop The Idaho Lottery announced on Wednesday that it will be raising the Powerball ticket price to $3 per play beginning this August, by mandating that every ticket sold will include the Power Play multiplier option. Next month, Powerball fans in Idaho will have to shell out more cash to play the multi-state Powerball game, but there is a catch. Powerball is the most popular lottery g
Jul 26, 2021, 10:18 am - Lottery News

Powerball will stay in IdahoNews Story
Freedom to play Powerball is restored. By Kate Northrop The Idaho Lottery today announced that Powerball, Idaho's longest running and most popular lottery game, will continue to be offered in the state. The Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), the governing body for the Powerball game, informed its members yesterday that international Powerball sales will be delayed until sometime in 2022. As a result, the decision to soon remove Powerball from the Idaho Lottery's game offerings ha
Apr 21, 2021, 2:02 pm - Lottery News

Idaho lottery players get a new game and more drawings starting this weekNews Story
State becomes fifth to offer multi-state 2by2; Weekly Grand goes daily By Kate Northrop This week the Idaho Lottery began offering the multi-state 2by2 game for the first time and expanded its in-state Weekly Grand game to daily drawings. Both of the changes went into effect Sunday, although for the 2by2 game tonight's drawing is the first for Idaho players in which they have a shot at winning the multi-state game's double-sized jackpot of $44,000. Idaho's entry into 2by2 comes just
Apr 20, 2021, 5:39 pm - Lottery News

Idaho Lottery says it's working with Legislature on 'alternative path forward' for PowerballNews Story
The Idaho Lottery took to Facebook Wednesday after lawmakers killed legislation that would have allowed Powerball to be played in the state. Today, the Idaho House State Affairs Committee held a bill in committee that would have allowed Idahoans to continue to play the Powerball game, Idaho Lottery wrote. Work continues with the Legislature to determine an alternative path forward to ensure no disruption in service to Idaho's single most popular lottery game, for the benefit of Idaho's publi
Mar 12, 2021, 7:56 am - Lottery News

Idaho ends Powerball in state, fearing foreign participationNews Story
Idaho lawmakers fearing foreign participation in the Powerball lottery killed legislation on Wednesday that would have allowed the game with huge jackpots to continue in the state after a run of more than 30 years. The move came after Idaho Lottery officials sought a change in state law because Powerball is expanding to include Australia in 2021 and Britain in 2022. But current Idaho law only allows lotteries in the state played by people in the U.S. and Canada. Idaho was one of the first
Mar 11, 2021, 6:25 am - Lottery News

Idaho woman wins two six-figure lottery prizes within 48 hoursNews Story
Lucky player beats unimaginable odds and takes home two massive lottery prizes By Kate Northrop There have been several instances of players winning the lottery twice, but in an absolutely mindboggling happenstance, an Idaho woman is giving those winners a run for their money after securing two six-figure jackpots back-to-back in just two days. Orlene Peterson is redefining what it means to be lucky after winning two top prizes from two different stores in two consecutive days. Not only
Feb 8, 2021, 12:26 pm - Lottery News

Idaho man wins lottery for the sixth timeNews Story
It's his largest prize to-date By Kate Northrop There's a player in Idaho whose luck refuses to run out after he played the lottery and won a large prize for the sixth time last week to the tune of $250,000, his largest prize yet. Bryan Moss of Meridian might be the luckiest person in the state after he scooped up the first $250,000 top prize from the Idaho Lottery's $250,000 Crossword scratch-off game, his sixth big win to-date. He purchased the winning ticket at the ExtraMile conve
Feb 1, 2021, 4:35 pm - Lottery News

Idaho Lottery to launch new Pick 4 game SundayNews Story
Long-awaited draw game joins Idaho Lottery's lineup By Kate Northrop Players asked, and the Idaho Lottery listened. The Lottery announced Friday that it will be launching a new twice daily Pick 4 game this Sun., Jan. 10, in response to years of player interest and tremendous popularity of its in-state Pick 3 draw game. For Idahoans who find in-state draw games appealing, the new Pick 4 game will give players an additional choice of game to play and another opportunity to participate.
Jan 9, 2021, 12:58 pm - Lottery News

Idaho lottery still a popular bet during pandemic worriesNews Story
Despite a pandemic, many Idaho residents are apparently still feeling lucky. Idaho Lottery Director Jeff Anderson said Tuesday that ticket sales were down only about 5% last week, and that somebody snagged $250,000 in one the agency's games. Buying a lottery ticket does bring some sense of normalcy for folks, because things aren't normal now for a lot of people, Anderson said. Anderson also directs the Idaho State Liquor Division. He said some panic buying at state-operated liquor store
May 4, 2020, 9:26 am - Lottery News

Idaho Lottery's newest draw game has first drawing tonightNews Story
Tonight marks the first drawing for the newest Idaho Lottery game, 5 Star Draw. 5 Star Draw is an Idaho-only draw game with a jackpot prize that begins at $250,000 and continues to grow until there is a winner. 5 Star Draw is the first new in-state Draw Game launched by the Idaho Lottery since Idaho Cash in February of 2017. Tickets for the game are only available from licensed Idaho Lottery retailers. Sales for 5 Star Draw tickets began on Sunday, September 29, 2019. Our players re
Oct 1, 2019, 6:42 pm - Lottery News