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The Missouri Lottery is the state-run lottery in Missouri. It is a charter member of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL). As of 2022, the lottery offers Powerball, Mega Millions, Cash4Life, Lotto, Show Me Cash, Pick 4, Pick 3, Cash Pop, Club Keno, scratchers, and pull-tabs. [1] The minimum age to buy a ticket is 18.
The first modern government-run US lottery was established in Puerto Rico in 1934. [8] This was followed, decades later, by the New Hampshire Lottery in 1964. Instant lottery tickets, also known as scratch cards, were introduced in the 1970s and have become a major source of lottery revenue.
Lottery games with "lifetime" prizes, known by names such as Cash4Life, Lucky for Life, and Win for Life, comprise two types of United States lottery games in which the top prize is advertised as a lifetime annuity; unlike annuities with a fixed period (such as 25 years), lifetime annuities often pay (sometimes for decades) until the winner's death.
Jerry Hicks, a Banner Elk resident, found $20 on the ground, then won $1 million on a scratch-off ticket.
He was initially unsure of how much money he won because letters rubbed off when the ticket was in his pocket. Man having a ‘really bad week’ buys 2 lottery tickets. One wins the Missouri jackpot
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Illinois Lottery proceeds currently benefit three major areas: 1) the state's Common School Fund (CSF), which helps finance K–12 public schools; 2) The Capital Projects Fund, used for infrastructure improvements and job creation and 3) special causes like Illinois veterans, breast cancer charities and research, assistance for people living with HIV/AIDS, and multiple sclerosis research.
An Illinois man and his girlfriend experienced a moment they will never forget after buying a scratch off ticket at a Circle K gas station. 'Dumbfounded and happy': Illinois man wins $1 million on ...