563:
25:
281:
197:–wide game three years later, and added eleven lotteries during 2015. LFL's slogan is "The Game of a Lifetime". Drawings are performed by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) using a digital drawing system to pick the numbers . Lucky for Life is drawn nightly (7 days a week) at approximately 10:30 p.m.
545:† First-prize cash option is $ 5,750,000; multiple winners share the top prize regardless of payment option(s) chosen. Second-prize cash option is $ 390,000. The cash option amounts are decided by a unanimous vote of the LFL lotteries; these amounts are posted at least 30 days before the change(s) occur.
339:
in lieu of the lifetime annuity; second-prize winners also are offered a cash option. A first-prize winner, if the annuity is chosen, receives, or shares, the equivalent of "$ 365,000 a YEAR, FOR LIFE" (the timing of the payments is according to the rules where the ticket was sold), with a 20-year
204:
Lucky for Life was modified on
September 17, 2013, adding a second "lifetime" prize tier, and a cash option for either annuity tier; LFL was modified again in January 2015 to its current format. Each Lucky for Life play costs $ 2.
343:
Lucky for Life's double matrix, used beginning in
January 2015, is 5 of 48 white balls and 1 of 18 green "Lucky Balls". The original, Connecticut-only version, was 4 of 39 white balls and 1 of 19 green balls; hence the name
352:. The format upon the change to its current name was 5/40 + 1/21; the 2013 game modification (including the new second "lifetime" prize tier and the introduction of a cash option) had 43 balls in each of the two drums.
334:
Unlike other
American lottery games, Lucky for Life offers two annuitized prize levels; both are advertised as "lifetime" prizes. Beginning with the 2013 game modification, a first-prize winner can choose
359:
for the
November 19, 2015 drawing. The winner, who claimed the prize anonymously under SCEL rules, was the first winner to choose cash in lieu of the annuity for the game's
1591:
1175:
1090:
570:
Twenty-two states and D.C. currently participate in Lucky for Life. Three states formerly participated in the drawing but have since stopped.
263:
As of June 28, 2021, Missouri, South
Carolina, and Minnesota have dropped out of Lucky for Life, with Missouri switching to the Multi State
968:
129:
1014:
321:
198:
108:
1383:
1343:
1119:
993:
888:
356:
229:
42:
1184:
89:
46:
1560:
61:
1273:
1065:
355:
The 5/43 + 1/43 version never produced a top prize-winning ticket; the first winner under the current matrix was sold in
1203:
1168:
1403:
68:
299:
340:
guarantee; if the winner dies, payments continue to the winner's estate. Second prize is $ 25,000 A YEAR, FOR LIFE.
35:
1303:
75:
1504:
1208:
1087:"Mass Lottery Lucky for Life | MA Lucky for Life Results | MAlottery Lucky for Life - malotteryx.com"
212:
joined Lucky for Life (the first member added without changing the game's double matrix) on
February 15, 2015,
1418:
1298:
1161:
892:
57:
1413:
1248:
767:
291:
1423:
1323:
1288:
871:‡ The minimum age to play Lucky for Life in Iowa is 21, while in Nebraska it is 19; elsewhere it is 18.
755:
706:
1086:
1388:
1378:
1368:
1348:
936:
827:
815:
779:
249:
233:
209:
1565:
1373:
1218:
608:
303:
363:, as all previous top prize winners are receiving their winnings under the game's pre-2013 rules.
1527:
1333:
1328:
928:
1487:
1428:
1393:
940:
964:
1555:
1358:
1338:
1318:
1308:
1293:
1283:
1268:
1223:
1213:
944:
932:
924:
920:
803:
742:
718:
682:
621:
596:
584:
562:
257:
253:
237:
217:
82:
1433:
1408:
1313:
1253:
1238:
1233:
1198:
1018:
916:
912:
908:
851:
839:
730:
213:
1040:
1522:
1363:
1263:
670:
241:
1111:
989:
1585:
1537:
1469:
1457:
1398:
1278:
1243:
694:
645:
371:
A player wins a prize according to the following chart (effective
January 27, 2015):
336:
1570:
1353:
1258:
1228:
791:
657:
633:
225:
221:
186:
140:
128:
1153:
1545:
194:
24:
566:
Map of U.S. states and territories offering Lucky for Life, as of
November 2022
1532:
1509:
1475:
1451:
904:
881:
264:
1061:
1550:
245:
1517:
182:
879:
Missouri ended sales of Lucky for Life on April 8, 2021, switching to
1481:
185:, which, as of June 28, 2021, is available in 22 states and the
1157:
274:
18:
1146:
260:
on
February 25, 2018. This gave Lucky for Life 23 members.
373:
167:
895:
left Lucky For Life after the drawing on June 28, 2021.
189:. Lucky for Life, which began in 2009 in Connecticut as
548:‡ Second and third prizes also have liability limits.
551:
The prize pool is approximately 60 percent of sales.
1497:
1442:
1191:
162:
154:
146:
135:
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
868:. Connecticut continues to host the drawings.
1169:
8:
302:. There might be a discussion about this on
121:
1041:"Lucky For Life Frequently Asked Questions"
1176:
1162:
1154:
572:
127:
965:"Lucky for Life :: The Ohio Lottery"
322:Learn how and when to remove this message
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
990:"Lucky for Life | Oklahoma Lottery"
561:
956:
554:The overall odds of winning are 1:7.8.
120:
7:
47:adding citations to reliable sources
1122:from the original on 2 October 2015
864:† Original member; game started as
1592:Lottery games in the United States
14:
279:
23:
1093:from the original on 2022-08-06
1068:from the original on 2019-06-05
1015:"NH Lottery Commission - Rules"
996:from the original on 2018-09-03
971:from the original on 2021-07-27
424:$ 25,000/year or cash option†‡
34:needs additional citations for
1185:Lotteries in the United States
271:First and second-prize payouts
1:
1445:(by number of jurisdictions)
907:, a similar game offered in
410:$ 1,000/day or cash option†
1561:Monopoly Millionaires' Club
1608:
1030:(retrieved April 2, 2012)
382:
379:
376:
126:
1498:Former multi-state games
387:of winning on a $ 2 bet
256:on August 20, 2017, and
558:Participating lotteries
155:Odds of winning jackpot
567:
244:on November 15, 2016,
236:on February 26, 2016,
224:on November 15, 2015,
150:$ 1,000 a day for life
1062:"Maine State Lottery"
565:
248:on December 4, 2016,
232:on February 7, 2016,
228:on January 24, 2016,
216:on January 29, 2015,
1229:District of Columbia
634:District of Columbia
292:confusing or unclear
210:District of Columbia
187:District of Columbia
183:lottery drawing game
141:District of Columbia
43:improve this article
16:Lottery drawing game
300:clarify the article
220:on March 22, 2015,
123:
1528:Decades of Dollars
885:three days later.
568:
240:on July 17, 2016,
139:22 states and the
1579:
1578:
1488:Tri-State Lottery
1443:Multi-state games
1404:US Virgin Islands
1116:www.ialottery.com
862:
861:
809:February 25, 2018
797:November 15, 2015
785:February 26, 2016
676:November 15, 2016
639:February 15, 2015
543:
542:
332:
331:
324:
252:on June 4, 2017,
176:
175:
119:
118:
111:
93:
1599:
1556:Midwest Millions
1178:
1171:
1164:
1155:
1150:
1149:
1147:Official website
1132:
1131:
1129:
1127:
1118:. Iowa Lottery.
1112:"Buying Tickets"
1108:
1102:
1101:
1099:
1098:
1083:
1077:
1076:
1074:
1073:
1058:
1052:
1051:
1049:
1047:
1037:
1031:
1029:
1027:
1026:
1017:. Archived from
1011:
1005:
1004:
1002:
1001:
986:
980:
979:
977:
976:
961:
858:
857:December 4, 2016
846:
834:
822:
810:
798:
786:
774:
773:February 7, 2016
762:
750:
737:
736:January 27, 2015
725:
724:January 27, 2015
713:
701:
689:
677:
665:
664:January 24, 2016
652:
651:January 27, 2015
640:
628:
627:January 27, 2015
616:
603:
591:
590:January 27, 2015
573:
374:
327:
320:
316:
313:
307:
283:
282:
275:
172:
169:
131:
124:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
58:"Lucky for Life"
51:
27:
19:
1607:
1606:
1602:
1601:
1600:
1598:
1597:
1596:
1582:
1581:
1580:
1575:
1493:
1444:
1438:
1187:
1182:
1145:
1144:
1141:
1136:
1135:
1125:
1123:
1110:
1109:
1105:
1096:
1094:
1085:
1084:
1080:
1071:
1069:
1060:
1059:
1055:
1045:
1043:
1039:
1038:
1034:
1024:
1022:
1013:
1012:
1008:
999:
997:
988:
987:
983:
974:
972:
963:
962:
958:
953:
901:
877:
856:
844:
832:
820:
808:
796:
784:
772:
760:
749:August 20, 2017
748:
735:
723:
711:
699:
687:
675:
663:
650:
638:
626:
614:
601:
589:
560:
398:
393:
386:
384:
369:
367:Odds and prizes
328:
317:
311:
308:
297:
284:
280:
273:
166:
158:1 in 30,821,472
147:Highest jackpot
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1605:
1603:
1595:
1594:
1584:
1583:
1577:
1576:
1574:
1573:
1568:
1563:
1558:
1553:
1548:
1543:
1535:
1530:
1525:
1523:Daily Millions
1520:
1515:
1507:
1505:All or Nothing
1501:
1499:
1495:
1494:
1492:
1491:
1485:
1479:
1473:
1467:
1464:Lucky for Life
1461:
1455:
1448:
1446:
1440:
1439:
1437:
1436:
1431:
1426:
1421:
1416:
1411:
1406:
1401:
1396:
1391:
1386:
1384:South Carolina
1381:
1376:
1371:
1366:
1361:
1356:
1351:
1346:
1344:North Carolina
1341:
1336:
1331:
1326:
1321:
1316:
1311:
1306:
1301:
1296:
1291:
1286:
1281:
1276:
1271:
1266:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1231:
1226:
1221:
1216:
1211:
1206:
1201:
1195:
1193:
1192:U.S. lotteries
1189:
1188:
1183:
1181:
1180:
1173:
1166:
1158:
1152:
1151:
1140:
1139:External links
1137:
1134:
1133:
1103:
1078:
1053:
1032:
1006:
981:
955:
954:
952:
949:
948:
947:
900:
897:
889:South Carolina
876:
875:Former members
873:
860:
859:
854:
848:
847:
842:
836:
835:
830:
824:
823:
818:
812:
811:
806:
800:
799:
794:
788:
787:
782:
776:
775:
770:
768:North Carolina
764:
763:
758:
752:
751:
746:
739:
738:
733:
727:
726:
721:
715:
714:
712:March 15, 2012
709:
703:
702:
697:
691:
690:
688:March 22, 2015
685:
679:
678:
673:
667:
666:
661:
654:
653:
648:
642:
641:
636:
630:
629:
624:
618:
617:
612:
605:
604:
599:
593:
592:
587:
581:
580:
577:
559:
556:
541:
540:
537:
534:
531:
527:
526:
523:
520:
517:
513:
512:
509:
506:
503:
499:
498:
495:
492:
489:
485:
484:
481:
478:
475:
471:
470:
467:
464:
461:
457:
456:
453:
450:
447:
443:
442:
439:
436:
433:
429:
428:
425:
422:
419:
415:
414:
413:1: 30,821,472
411:
408:
405:
401:
400:
395:
389:
388:
381:
378:
368:
365:
357:South Carolina
330:
329:
287:
285:
278:
272:
269:
230:North Carolina
179:Lucky for Life
174:
173:
164:
160:
159:
156:
152:
151:
148:
144:
143:
137:
133:
132:
122:Lucky for Life
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1604:
1593:
1590:
1589:
1587:
1572:
1569:
1567:
1564:
1562:
1559:
1557:
1554:
1552:
1549:
1547:
1544:
1542:
1539:
1538:Lotto America
1536:
1534:
1531:
1529:
1526:
1524:
1521:
1519:
1516:
1514:
1511:
1508:
1506:
1503:
1502:
1500:
1496:
1489:
1486:
1483:
1480:
1477:
1474:
1471:
1470:Lotto America
1468:
1465:
1462:
1459:
1458:Mega Millions
1456:
1453:
1450:
1449:
1447:
1441:
1435:
1432:
1430:
1427:
1425:
1424:West Virginia
1422:
1420:
1417:
1415:
1412:
1410:
1407:
1405:
1402:
1400:
1397:
1395:
1392:
1390:
1387:
1385:
1382:
1380:
1377:
1375:
1372:
1370:
1367:
1365:
1362:
1360:
1357:
1355:
1352:
1350:
1347:
1345:
1342:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1332:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1324:New Hampshire
1322:
1320:
1317:
1315:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1297:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1289:Massachusetts
1287:
1285:
1282:
1280:
1277:
1275:
1272:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1196:
1194:
1190:
1186:
1179:
1174:
1172:
1167:
1165:
1160:
1159:
1156:
1148:
1143:
1142:
1138:
1121:
1117:
1113:
1107:
1104:
1092:
1088:
1082:
1079:
1067:
1063:
1057:
1054:
1042:
1036:
1033:
1021:on 2012-03-18
1020:
1016:
1010:
1007:
995:
991:
985:
982:
970:
966:
960:
957:
950:
946:
942:
938:
934:
930:
926:
922:
918:
914:
910:
906:
903:
902:
898:
896:
894:
890:
886:
884:
883:
874:
872:
869:
867:
855:
853:
850:
849:
843:
841:
838:
837:
831:
829:
826:
825:
819:
817:
814:
813:
807:
805:
802:
801:
795:
793:
790:
789:
783:
781:
778:
777:
771:
769:
766:
765:
759:
757:
756:New Hampshire
754:
753:
747:
744:
741:
740:
734:
732:
729:
728:
722:
720:
717:
716:
710:
708:
707:Massachusetts
705:
704:
700:March 3, 2012
698:
696:
693:
692:
686:
684:
681:
680:
674:
672:
669:
668:
662:
659:
656:
655:
649:
647:
644:
643:
637:
635:
632:
631:
625:
623:
620:
619:
613:
610:
607:
606:
602:July 17, 2016
600:
598:
595:
594:
588:
586:
583:
582:
578:
575:
574:
571:
564:
557:
555:
552:
549:
546:
538:
535:
532:
529:
528:
524:
521:
518:
515:
514:
510:
507:
504:
501:
500:
496:
493:
490:
487:
486:
482:
479:
476:
473:
472:
468:
465:
462:
459:
458:
454:
451:
448:
445:
444:
440:
437:
434:
431:
430:
427:1: 1,813,028
426:
423:
420:
417:
416:
412:
409:
406:
403:
402:
396:
391:
390:
375:
372:
366:
364:
362:
358:
353:
351:
349:
341:
338:
326:
323:
315:
305:
304:the talk page
301:
295:
293:
288:This article
286:
277:
276:
270:
268:
266:
261:
259:
255:
251:
247:
243:
239:
235:
231:
227:
223:
219:
215:
211:
206:
202:
200:
196:
192:
188:
184:
180:
171:
165:
161:
157:
153:
149:
145:
142:
138:
134:
130:
125:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
1571:Win for Life
1540:
1512:
1463:
1389:South Dakota
1379:Rhode Island
1369:Pennsylvania
1349:North Dakota
1124:. Retrieved
1115:
1106:
1095:. Retrieved
1081:
1070:. Retrieved
1056:
1044:. Retrieved
1035:
1023:. Retrieved
1019:the original
1009:
998:. Retrieved
984:
973:. Retrieved
959:
937:Pennsylvania
887:
880:
878:
870:
866:Lucky-4-Life
865:
863:
833:June 4, 2017
828:South Dakota
816:Rhode Island
780:North Dakota
569:
553:
550:
547:
544:
370:
360:
354:
347:
345:
342:
333:
318:
309:
298:Please help
289:
262:
250:South Dakota
234:North Dakota
207:
203:
199:Eastern Time
191:Lucky-4-Life
190:
178:
177:
168:luckyforlife
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
1546:Lotto South
1541:(1988–1992)
1513:(1998–2000)
1374:Puerto Rico
1304:Mississippi
1219:Connecticut
609:Connecticut
441:1: 143,356
392:White Balls
385:probability
383:Approximate
195:New England
193:, became a
181:(LFL) is a
1419:Washington
1334:New Mexico
1329:New Jersey
1209:California
1097:2019-06-13
1072:2019-06-13
1025:2012-04-02
1000:2018-09-03
975:2021-07-27
951:References
929:New Jersey
397:Lucky Ball
294:to readers
69:newspapers
1566:Wild Card
1533:Hot Lotto
1510:Cash4Life
1476:Cash4Life
1452:Powerball
1429:Wisconsin
1394:Tennessee
1299:Minnesota
1274:Louisiana
1126:2 October
941:Tennessee
905:Cash4Life
893:Minnesota
882:Cash4Life
438:$ 5,000‡
361:top prize
265:Cash4Life
99:June 2014
1586:Category
1551:MegaHits
1414:Virginia
1359:Oklahoma
1339:New York
1319:Nebraska
1309:Missouri
1294:Michigan
1284:Maryland
1269:Kentucky
1249:Illinois
1224:Delaware
1214:Colorado
1204:Arkansas
1120:Archived
1091:Archived
1066:Archived
994:Archived
969:Archived
945:Virginia
933:New York
925:Missouri
921:Maryland
899:See also
804:Oklahoma
743:Nebraska
719:Michigan
683:Kentucky
622:Delaware
597:Colorado
585:Arkansas
576:Members
469:1: 3413
455:1: 8433
377:Matches
312:May 2021
258:Oklahoma
254:Nebraska
238:Colorado
218:Kentucky
1518:Cashola
1434:Wyoming
1409:Vermont
1314:Montana
1254:Indiana
1239:Georgia
1234:Florida
1199:Arizona
1046:12 June
917:Indiana
913:Georgia
909:Florida
852:Wyoming
840:Vermont
731:Montana
579:Joined
497:1: 201
483:1: 250
290:may be
246:Wyoming
214:Montana
163:Website
83:scholar
1364:Oregon
1264:Kansas
943:, and
671:Kansas
539:1: 15
525:1: 32
511:1: 50
466:$ 150
452:$ 200
380:Prize
346:Lucky-
267:game.
242:Kansas
136:Region
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
1399:Texas
1279:Maine
1244:Idaho
695:Maine
646:Idaho
494:$ 20
480:$ 25
399:(18)
394:(48)
350:-Life
90:JSTOR
76:books
1482:2by2
1478:(10)
1472:(13)
1466:(23)
1460:(47)
1454:(48)
1354:Ohio
1259:Iowa
1128:2015
1048:2015
891:and
845:2012
821:2012
792:Ohio
761:2012
658:Iowa
615:2009
536:$ 3
522:$ 4
508:$ 6
337:cash
226:Iowa
222:Ohio
208:The
62:news
1490:(3)
1484:(4)
170:.us
45:by
1588::
1114:.
1089:.
1064:.
992:.
967:.
939:,
935:,
931:,
927:,
923:,
919:,
915:,
911:,
745:‡
660:‡
611:†
533:0
530:2
519:1
516:0
505:1
502:1
491:0
488:3
477:1
474:2
463:1
460:3
449:0
446:4
435:1
432:4
421:0
418:5
407:1
404:5
201:.
1177:e
1170:t
1163:v
1130:.
1100:.
1075:.
1050:.
1028:.
1003:.
978:.
348:4
325:)
319:(
314:)
310:(
306:.
296:.
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
