PENNSYLVANIA LOTTERY INTRODUCES NEW GAME FEATURING $1 MILLION STARTING JACKPOT
Super 7 Will Replace Match 6 Lotto on Tuesday, Friday Evenings
"MIDDLETOWN – March 5, 2009 - Next week, the Pennsylvania Lottery will introduce Super 7, a new $2 terminal-based game offering an annuity jackpot that begins at $1 million and continues to grow until it is won.
Super 7 will replace Match 6 Lotto in the Pennsylvania Lottery’s Tuesday and Friday evening drawing shows at 7 p.m. Super 7 tickets go on sale Wednesday, March 11. The first Super 7 drawing will be conducted Friday, March 13.
“Match 6 Lotto had a great five-year run,” said Ed Trees, Lottery’s executive director. “However, lottery players enjoy new games and Lottery accommodates by keeping its game lineup fresh. This time we’re bringing back an old favorite game from the late 1980s with Super 7, but with a few new twists.”
To play Super 7, players choose seven numbers from one to 77, or use the quick-pick, computer-selection method. To win the Super 7 jackpot, players must match seven of the 11 numbers drawn.
Players who prefer the cash jackpot must select the “cash” payout option at the point of purchase; if no such election is made, the jackpot will be paid as an annuity. Besides the jackpot, players can win cash prizes by matching six, five, four or three winning numbers. Super 7 tickets may be purchased up to 13 weeks (26 draws) in advance. Odds of winning the Super 7 jackpot are 1-in-7,287,298. The overall odds of winning a Super 7 prize are 1-in-20.2.
Match 6 Lotto debuted Jan. 28, 2004. The final Match 6 Lotto drawing will be conducted Tuesday, March 10. If the final Match 6 Lotto jackpot is not won, the amount of the jackpot will be rolled down into the game’s lower-tier prizes. The proportion of money added to each of the 10 lower prize tiers will be based on the percentage of prize money normally awarded in each of the lower tiers. All winners will receive allocations from the jackpot rolldown.
“The final Match 6 Lotto drawing could be a great opportunity for lower-tier Match 6 winners to cash in on a piece of the jackpot,” said Trees.
The largest Match 6 Lotto jackpot, $5,858,436 cash, less 25 percent federal withholding, was won by a York County man who matched all six winning numbers in the May 3, 2005, drawing. As of Feb. 10, there have been 49 Match 6 jackpot prize winners. During its five-year run, Match 6 logged more than 55.8 million winning experiences worth $281.6 million."
You were right. I intend to "cash in" big on tonight's and Tuesday's draw.
Another $2 game kinda sucks. But these days that might just be safer than investing in banks. 77 numbers is not that great of odds, even if 11 numbers are drawn. Will be interesting to see how quickly the jackpot builds up. However I believe that the $2.00 price tag will keep sales down A LOT more than a $1.00 price tag would. I would buy a lot more at $1.00 than I would at $2.00. But it is good to see some changes from the same old games, or bringing back older ones with "new twists."
I like that it starts at $1 millions dollars, but they should make that after taxes because it is actually about $750,000. Nonetheless I won't complain about winning anything over a million, annuity or cash. Both have their advantages and weaknesses. You can earn far more interest with a high cash value, but an annuity is pretty much guranteed long-term money, and more of it if you invest or save it wisely. But at least you can choose cash or annuity, however they should just offer both like the powerball. It is stupid to make you choose before you buy the ticket.