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1023:Mississippi
938:Connecticut
528:139,649,181
523:Total Sales
509:88,425,049
466:Hot Lotto§
461:36,787,378
289:5 Star Draw
274:cash option
136:legislature
93:Hot Lotto,
1305:Categories
1138:Washington
1053:New Mexico
1048:New Jersey
928:California
851:2008-09-19
545:Technology
517:2,406,606
501:2,500,000
485:1,883,839
477:3,152,691
474:Wild Card
469:4,132,812
458:Powerball
449:Revenues (
426:Power Play
422:Power Play
364:Lucky4Life
280:Idaho Cash
188:Washington
140:initiative
1285:Wild Card
1252:Hot Lotto
1229:Cash4Life
1195:Cash4Life
1171:Powerball
1148:Wisconsin
1113:Tennessee
1018:Minnesota
993:Louisiana
791:Idahonian
755:Idahonian
719:Idahonian
514:Pulltabs
416:Powerball
410:Powerball
397:Megaplier
343:Hot Lotto
339:Hot Lotto
198:(1987).
163:amendment
100:Powerball
95:Wild Card
79:(all but
77:Wild Card
72:Hot Lotto
34:Formation
1270:MegaHits
1133:Virginia
1078:Oklahoma
1058:New York
1038:Nebraska
1028:Missouri
1013:Michigan
1003:Maryland
988:Kentucky
968:Illinois
943:Delaware
933:Colorado
923:Arkansas
493:360,806
190:(1982),
1237:Cashola
1153:Wyoming
1128:Vermont
1033:Montana
973:Indiana
958:Georgia
953:Florida
918:Arizona
266:Arizona
200:Wyoming
196:Montana
178:Match 3
165:to the
119:History
1083:Oregon
983:Kansas
566:Mascot
393:either
262:pick-5
240:Pick 4
232:Pick 3
212:Canada
204:Nevada
192:Oregon
180:game.
98:, and
89:Pick 3
75:, and
1118:Texas
998:Maine
963:Idaho
575:Notes
171:1988,
51:Idaho
1201:2by2
1197:(10)
1191:(13)
1185:(23)
1179:(47)
1173:(48)
1073:Ohio
978:Iowa
446:Game
317:2by2
312:2by2
306:2by2
208:Utah
206:and
123:The
45:The
28:Logo
1209:(3)
1203:(4)
268:'s
159:4–1
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