Nebraska Lottery

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Nebraska Lottery
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Agency overview
FormedFebruary 24, 1993;31 years ago (1993-02-24)
Type State lottery
Headquarters137 NW 17th Street
Lincoln, Nebraska 68528
Agency executive
  • Brian Rockey, Director of Lottery and Charitable Gaming
Parent agency Nebraska Department of Revenue
Website nelottery.com

The Nebraska Lottery is run by the government of Nebraska. It was established by the state legislature in 1993. It is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL). Its games include Mega Millions, Powerball, 2by2, Nebraska Pick 5, Pick 3, and MyDaY. The minimum age to purchase Nebraska Lottery tickets is 19. [1] Elsewhere in the United States, the minimum age to buy lottery tickets is either 18 or 21.

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Except for Powerball, whose winning numbers are drawn with numbered balls in Tallahassee, Florida, and Mega Millions in Atlanta, Georgia, Nebraska Lottery games are drawn by a random number generator (RNG). (Mega Millions uses an RNG to determine its Megaplier.) The keno games available in Nebraska are municipal lotteries; these predate the Nebraska Lottery.

Draw games

Multi-jurisdictional games

2by2

2by2, also played in Kansas and North Dakota, is drawn nightly. Two red numbers and two white numbers (each 1 through 26) are drawn. Games are $1; there are seven ways to win. Matching all four numbers wins $22,000; it is doubled if won on a Tuesday, and the ticket was bought for seven consecutive draws.

Mega Millions

In 1996, six lotteries began The Big Game; it became Mega Millions in 2002. [2] [3] In January 2010, Mega Millions and Powerball became available to lotteries which had either game. Mega Millions became available in Nebraska on March 20, 2010. [4] [5]

Mega Millions is drawn Tuesdays and Fridays; its jackpots begin at $40 million and continues to grow by at least $5 million each drawing until it is won.

Powerball

Nebraska joined Powerball in 1994. Powerball jackpots begin at $40 million and continues to grow by at least $10 million each drawing until it is won; it is drawn on Mondays Wednesdays and Saturdays.

The then-largest lottery prize in American history for a single set of numbers was on a Nebraska ticket for Powerball in a 2006 drawing. The entire $365 million was shared by eight people, who chose the cash option. [6]

Lucky for Life

The Connecticut Lottery, in 2009, began an in-house game called Lucky-4-Life. After several format changes, the game became quasi-national in 2015. As of 2019, Lucky for Life is available in 25 states and the District of Columbia.

The Nebraska Lottery began offering Lucky for Life on August 20, 2017.[ citation needed ]

Lotto America

On May 19th 2024, the Nebraska Lottery joined the multi state Lotto America game. The game draws 5 main numbers from 1 to 52 and 1 star ball number from 1 to 10. The game offers a jackpot that starts at $2,000,000 and grows from there in today’s version. The game costs $1 per game just like its predecessor from the late 1980s. There are 9 ways to win. Drawings are held on Mondays Wednesdays and Saturdays.[ citation needed ]

In-house games

Pick 3

Pick 3 began in 2004 and is drawn daily. Play styles and prizes vary.

MyDaY

MyDaY also has daily draws. Players pick a number representing a month, a number 1 through 28, 29, 30, or 31 for a day in that month, and the last two digits of a year. Games are $1 each; top prize is $5,000.

Nebraska Pick 5

Nebraska Pick 5 also has daily draws. It draws five numbers 1 through 38. Each play is $1. Its jackpot begins at $50,000. On August 13, 2023, 2 more numbers were added to require players to choose 5 numbers from 1 to 40 allowing bigger jackpots that grow faster.[ citation needed ]

Former games

Nebraska was part of the MUSL game Wild Card when it began in 1998. The game's format changed in May 1999, becoming Wild Card 2; simultaneously, Nebraska pulled out. Wild Card 2 remained available in Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota until 2016. [7]

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The Colorado Lottery is run by the state government of Colorado. It is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association(MUSL).

Wild Card was a lottery game that was available in Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota, although at no point did the five lotteries offer it simultaneously. The game was administered by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), which is best known for Mega Millions and Powerball. Wild Card (2) was drawn Wednesdays and Saturdays until February 24, 2016.

The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery is run by the government of Arkansas.

References

  1. ↑ "Nebraska State Lotteries Laws". FindLaw . Thomson Reuters . Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Goldman, Jeff (27 October 2018). "Luckiest states for Powerball, Mega Millions lottery jackpots, ranked". NJ.com . Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "About Us - The Early Years". Mega Millions. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Nebraska to offer Mega Millions lottery game". Lincoln Journal Star . Associated Press. 2 February 2010.
  5. ↑ Liewer, Steve (25 March 2020). "Someone's getting a $1 million lottery payday: Winning Mega Millions ticket sold in Lincoln". Omaha World-Herald .
  6. ↑ "'Retired for about four days now': Eight meat plant workers claim record $365 million Powerball prize". CNN. 23 February 2006. Archived from the original on 2 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  7. ↑ Nicholson, Blake (24 February 2016). "Wild Card 2 lottery comes to an end in 4 northern states". Lincoln Journal Star . Retrieved 10 January 2021.
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