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The Hoosier Lottery is the official state lottery of Indiana, and is the only US lottery that uses the state's nickname as its official name. It is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL). The Hoosier Lottery sells scratch-off tickets; its draw games include Mega Millions, Hoosier Lotto, Powerball, Cash 5, and Poker Lotto.
The Hoosier Lottery is based in the state capital of Indianapolis, with regional offices in Mishawaka and Evansville.
Indiana was among those states participating in the short-lived multi-state draw game Monopoly Millionaires' Club from October 19 to December 26, 2014.
History[edit]
In early American history, legislators commonly established lotteries to fund schools, roads, and other public works.[1] The government of the Indiana Territory in 1807 chartered Vincennes University, authorizing it to raise up to $20,000 in a lottery, to provide for a library and other facilities.[2] The lottery was a failure; after a year, those few tickets that had been sold were recalled.[3] Another lottery was authorized in 1810 to raise $1,000 to buy books for a library in Vincennes, but it was unsuccessful.[4] Another was authorized in 1818 for the Jeffersonville Ohio Canal Company to raise $100,000, but it only brought in $2,536.[5]
The 1840s and 1850s saw a general movement against lotteries in the United States, partly on moral grounds, and partly due to a backlash against legislative corruption.[6] The Indiana constitutional convention of 1851 adopted, with little debate, a clause that 'no lottery shall be authorized; nor shall the sale of lottery tickets be allowed'.[2]
Vincennes University moved to revive its lottery in 1879, arguing successfully in a test case before the Indiana Supreme Court that, under the Contracts Clause, the lottery provision of the 1807 charter could not be revoked, even by a constitutional ban.[7][8] The U.S. Supreme Court soon rejected a similar argument in Stone v. Mississippi,[9] but Vincennes was able to run its lottery as a policy game, contracted out to a group of experienced lottery operators from Kentucky,[10] for over a year before it was ruled unlawful in 1883.[2][11]
In 1988, state voters approved by 62 percent a constitutional amendment lifting the ban.[12][13] Indiana legislators authorized the state lottery, along with parimutuel betting on horse racing, in May 1989.[14][15] The first scratch-off game, Hoosier Millionaire, went on sale in October.[16] Lotto Cash, the first online game, began in April 1990.[17]
Record in-house jackpot[edit]
The drawing on November 7, 2007 had a jackpot of $54.5 million, its largest jackpot ever. Retired steel worker Peter Gilbert of East Chicago, Indiana chose the cash option of $40.4 million rather than the 30 annual payments.[18] There were no jackpot winners since October 21, 2006, so the grand prize broke its previous jackpot record of $42 million set June 5, 1999.
Current Games[edit]
In-house draw games[edit]
Daily 3[edit]
Daily 3 is a daily pick 3 game that began in 1990. Prices, prizes and types of play vary. Daily 3 is drawn 14 times weekly.
Daily 4[edit]
Daily 4 also began in 1990. Prices, prizes and types of play vary. Daily 4 is drawn 14 times weekly.
Cash 5[edit]
Cash 5 is a $1-per-play draw game, where players must match from 2-5 of their 5 selected numbers from a field of 45 in order to win. Numbers are drawn 7 nights a week.
Quick Draw[edit]
Quick Draw is daily; games cost $1 each. Players choose 10 numbers from 1-80. The Lottery draws 20 numbers. Matching any 10 of the 20 numbers wins $300,000. This game is very similar to Keno.
Hoosier Lotto[edit]
Hoosier Lotto was the first Indiana lottery game. The draw held on Wednesday and Saturdays, and uses a 6/46 matrix. The jackpots begin at $1 million; after two drawings without a winner, the jackpot increases by $100,000 per draw. Games cost $2 each. For an extra $1, the add-on feature called +Plus add one more chance to win $1 million.
Multi-jurisdictional games[edit]
Cash4Life[edit]
The Hoosier lottery joined Cash4Life on September 19, 2016. (The game also is available in Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia.)
Players choose 5 of 60 numbers in one field, and 1 of 4 green 'Cash Ball' numbers in the second field. Live drawings are held on Monday and Thursday evenings at 9pm Eastern Time on Livestream. The top prize (win or share) $1,000-per-day-for-life. Second prize is $1,000-per-week-for-life.[19][20]
Mega Millions[edit]
On October 13, 2009, the Mega Millions consortium and MUSL reached an agreement in principle to cross-sell Mega Millions and Powerball in U.S. lottery jurisdictions. On January 31, 2010, the Hoosier Lottery began selling Mega Millions tickets.
Powerball[edit]
Since 1990, the Hoosier Lottery has been a MUSL member. Powerball began in 1992. Powerball's jackpots currently start at $40 million; it is drawn Wednesday and Saturday nights.
Retired Games[edit]
Lucky 5[edit]
Lucky 5 was replaced by Cash 5 on November 3, 2012.
Mix & Match[edit]
Mix & Match was drawn on Tuesday and Friday evenings. For each Mix & Match ticket, players received three lines of five numbers each; one play cost $2. Five numbers from 1-50 were drawn. There were multiple ways of winning. Players could have matched the 5 numbers across a three line set to win up to $5,000; or matched all five numbers on a single line to win $200,000. The game was retired on August 22, 2014.
Poker Lotto[edit]
With a cost of $2 per play, Poker Lotto is a combination of both instant and draw games. All picks are computer generated 'quick picks', as the first half of the game is won by the player being 'dealt' a winning poker hand on their ticket. (Pair of Jacks or better, grand prize $5,000). Regardless of a win or loss on the instant game, the player's ticket is eligible for the nightly draw, where the player's cards must match at least 2 of the drawn cards in order to win. (Grand prize $250,000). Poker Lotto began selling tickets on August 25, 2013. The game's end date is unknown.
References[edit]
- ^McMaster, John Bach (1911). A History of the People of the United States: From the Revolution to the Civil War. Appleton and Company. p. 588.
- ^ abcHoward, Timothy Edward (1907). A History of St. Joseph County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 98.
- ^Burnett, Howard R. (1933). 'Early History of Vincennes University'. Indiana Magazine of History. 29 (2): 120.
- ^Constantine, J. Robert (1965). 'The Vincennes Library Company: A Cultural Institution in Pioneer Indiana'. Indiana Magazine of History. 61 (4): 316, 352.
- ^Fatout, Paul (1961). 'Canal Agitation at Ohio Falls'. Indiana Magazine of History. 57 (4): 303.
- ^Szymanski, Ann-Marie E. (2003). Pathways to Prohibition: Radicals, Moderates, and Social Movement Outcomes. Duke University Press. pp. 95–96. ISBN978-0-8223-3169-8.
- ^Kellum v. The State, 66 Ind. 588 (Ind. 1879).
- ^'Men and things in Indiana: A university starting a lottery'. New York Times. February 5, 1882.
- ^Stone v. Mississippi, 101 U.S. 814 (U.S. 1880).
- ^'Notes from Indiana: How a lottery scheme was legalized'. New York Times. December 3, 1882.
- ^State v. Woodward, 89 Ind. 110 (Ind. 1883).
- ^'Voters lift state curb on lottery'. The Post-Tribune. Merrillville: via HighBeam. November 9, 1988. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.(subscription required)
- ^'Lottery opponents say they will continue fight'. The Post-Tribune. Merrillville: via HighBeam. November 10, 1988. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016.(subscription required)
- ^'Hoosier lottery is approved, along with pari-mutuel bets'. Rochester Sentinel. AP. May 4, 1989.
- ^'They said...'The Post-Tribune. Merrillville: via HighBeam. May 13, 1989. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016.(subscription required)
- ^'Lottery fever dies, but goal reachable'. Bryan Times. UPI. October 16, 1989.
- ^Kusmer, Ken (April 30, 1990). 'Lottery's 'cash game' begins'. Madison Courier. AP.
- ^http://www.in.gov/hoosierlottery/main/media_room/pressdata.asp?pressid=1377
- ^'Cash4Life by CASH4LIFE'.
- ^'Hoosier Lottery'. www.hoosierlottery.com.
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Indiana Mega Millions Prize Amounts
| Numbers Correct | Prize |
|---|---|
| 5 of 5 w/ Mega Ball | Jackpot |
| 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 |
| 4 of 5 w/ Mega Ball | $10,000 |
| 4 of 4 | $500 |
| 3 of 5 w/ Mega Ball | $200 |
| 3 of 5 | $10 |
| 2 of 5 w/ Mega Ball | $10 |
| 1 of 5 w/ Mega Ball | $4 |
| 0 of 5 w/ Mega Ball | $2 |
Indiana Mega Millions Megaplier Prize Amounts
| Numbers Correct | Megaplier 2X | Megaplier 3X | Megaplier 4X | Megaplier 5X |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 of 5 | $2,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| 4 of 5 w/ Megaplier | $20,000 | $30,000 | $40,000 | $50,000 |
| 4 of 5 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $2,500 |
| 3 of 5 w/ Megaplier | $400 | $600 | $800 | $1,000 |
| 3 of 5 | $20 | $30 | $40 | $50 |
| 2 of 5 w/ Megaplier | $20 | $30 | $40 | $50 |
| 1 of 5 w/ Megaplier | $8 | $12 | $16 | $20 |
| 0 of 5 w/ Megaplier | $4 | $6 | $8 | $10 |
Indiana Mega Millions FAQs
Can I buy a IN Mega Millions ticket online?
If you're in Texas, California, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Oregon, Washington or Pennsylvania you can purchase Mega Millions tickets through Lottery.com at play.lottery.com!
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When is the Indiana Mega Millions?
Indiana Mega Millions drawings take place twice a week on Tuesday and Friday nights.
What time is the Indiana Mega Millions drawing?
11:00 PM ET
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What is the IN Mega Millions jackpot?
Mega Millions jackpots roll-over until there is a winner or multiple winners. You can find the latest Indiana Mega Millions jackpot amounts here on the Lottery.com Indiana Mega Millions Jackpots page.
Did anyone win the IN Mega Millions?
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When Mega Millions resets to the minimum jackpot, it’s an indication that one or more players won in the most recent drawing.
What are the IN Mega Millions winning numbers?
View the latest Mega Millions winning numbers in the Lottery.com app or on the Lottery.com website following each drawing here on the Indiana Mega Millions Results page.
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What are the odds of winning?
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Higher than you think! The odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.