New Hampshire Lottery
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New Hampshire Lottery
Begun in 1964, the New Hampshire Lottery (originally known as the New Hampshire Sweepstakes) is the oldest US mainland-based lottery.[1] (The Puerto Rico Lottery has been in operation since 1934.) New Hampshire's games include Mega Millions, Powerball, Hot Lotto, and numerous scratch tickets.
New Hampshire is part of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), which it joined in 1995.[2] It is also a member of the Tri-State Lottery in northern New England; its games are always drawn in New Hampshire.
All New Hampshire Lottery games require players to be at least 18 years old.
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Draw games
All of New Hampshire's draw games are shared with other lotteries. (The most recent New Hampshire-only drawing game was New Hampshire Cash Lotto.)
National games (each with 44 members)
Mega Millions
Main article: Mega Millions
Mega Millions became available in New Hampshire on January 31, 2010, the cross-selling expansion date whereby Powerball was made available in Mega Millions-only jurisdictions, and vice versa.
Powerball
Main article: Powerball
New Hampshire joined Powerball in 1995. It is played in a similar fashion as Mega Millions.
Hot Lotto (15 members)
Main article: Hot Lotto
As with Powerball, Hot Lotto is drawn Wednesdays and Saturdays. Hot Lotto draws five white ball numbers, and one orange ball number (the "Hot Ball"). Jackpots begin at $1,000,000 with minimum increases of $50,000. Hot Lotto's multiplier, Sizzler, available for an additional $1, triples non-jackpot prizes.
Lucky for Life (6 members)
In 2009, the Connecticut Lottery began Lucky4Life. On March 11, 2012, the game expanded to other New England lotteries, becoming Lucky for Life, with a 5+1 double matrix as in Powerball, Mega Millions, and Hot Lotto. (The drawings remain in Connecticut.) The game has a top prize of $1000-per-day for life (split by multiple winners); unlike Weekly Grand, which it replaced, there is no cash option.
Tri-State games
These games always are drawn in New Hampshire:
Pick 3 and Pick 4
Pick 3 and Pick 4 are numbers games played twice daily, including Sundays. Prices, prizes, and options vary.
Megabucks Plus
The original Megabucks, a "classic" six-number game, began in 1985. Megabucks became Megabucks Plus on July 26, 2009. As with Hot Lotto, Mega Millions, and Powerball, Megabucks Plus utilizes a 5+1 format; it draws 5 of 41 numbers from the first machine, and 1 of 6 from the second. Games cost $2; the minimum jackpot is $1,000,000. Drawings are Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Weekly Grand
Weekly Grand players also choose two sets of numbers; 4 of 35 in the "white pool", and 1 of 35 in the "green pool". Matching all five numbers wins $1000-a-week for 20 years; winners can choose cash instead. Every wager is eligible for a $5 prize redeemable immediately if won. Weekly Grand features fixed payouts (e.g. matching four white ball numbers wins $5,000; three white balls and the green ball $500) except for the top prize, which is parimutuel. Drawings are Tuesdays and Fridays.
Weekly Grand will end on March 9, 2012; see above.
Possible Tri-State instant game
A multi-lottery scratch game has been proposed; it would become available in 2012. It would be the nation's first multi-jurisdiction scratch game since Midwest Millions in Iowa and Kansas.
References
- ^ ""N.H. Lottery history"". New Hampshire Lottery Commission. http://www.nhlottery.org/AboutUs/History.aspx. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ^ ""MUSL member list"". Multi-State Lottery Association. http://www.musl.com/musl_members.html. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
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