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When he won, Mr. Millsaps was 53 years old, a native of Tennessee and worked at a Chrysler Automobile plant. He and his wife spent all their money on bus fare to Lansing and the first Michigan Lottery Commissioner, Gus Harrison, had a lottery agent drive the couple home. [1] On October 7, 1975, the first instant game ticket was purchased.
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Lottery clubs are legal in Michigan and are formed by members pooling their money to purchase a greater number of tickets and increase the group's chances of winning.
In Michigan, groups of at least two people can start a lottery club and play games as a group. “If the club wins a prize , it is divided among the club members,” officials said.
In August 2018, a bill establishing a lottery in Mississippi was passed, and sent to its governor for his signature, its lottery began November 25, 2019, with Mississippi joining Mega Millions on January 30, 2020. In most cases, a lottery joining Mega Millions on or after January 31, 2010, offered Powerball before the MUSL cross-sell expansion.
Lucky for Life (LFL) is a lottery drawing game, which, as of June 28, 2021, is available in 22 states and the District of Columbia. Lucky for Life, which began in 2009 in Connecticut as Lucky-4-Life, became a New England–wide game three years later, and added eleven lotteries during 2015. LFL's slogan is "The Game of a Lifetime".
In November, the Michigan Lottery asked pet owners to submit photos and short bios of their dogs as part of a contest that would select 30 pups to appear on tickets for a new game called Lucky Dog ...
(The Florida Lottery was considering switching to a random number generator in 2019 for its in-state drawings; it is unknown whether Powerball was affected.) If the onsite location is unavailable, as was the case during Hurricane Michael and again during Hurricane Helene , a backup machine is located at MUSL headquarters in Iowa. [ 43 ]