Midwest Millions
Midwest Millions is a scratchcard game that debuted on September 7, 2007 in Iowa and Kansas, administered by the Multi-State Lottery Association.[1] It originally became available in Kansas at the State Fair in Hutchinson and then throughout Kansas on September 13. It was the nation's first multi-jurisdictional scratch game since the Powerball scratch ticket in the early 2000s.[2][3] In 2007, it was announced that other Midwestern lotteries may be added in a future edition.[4]
A total of 1.2 million tickets were offered, split evenly between Iowa and Kansas. The game's biggest prize, $500,000 cash, were won in both second-chance drawings. The first drawing was held in January 2008 in Topeka, Kansas;[3] Both $500,000 prizes were won on tickets bought in Iowa, although one of the winners was from Nebraska.[2][5] Due to the success of the first series, another version was announced to start in April 2008[6]
References
- ↑ "Kansas, Iowa lotteries create first multi-state scratch game - Lottery Post".
- 1 2 Laura Chapman (2008-01-11). "Lincolnite wins $500,000 in lottery". Lincoln Journal Star.
- 1 2 "Iowa and Kansas Team up on Lottery Ticket". KCRG. 2007-09-11.
- ↑ "Midwest Millions".
- ↑ ""Midwest Millions" Test Of New Concept". Iowa lottery blog.
- ↑ "Nebraskan wins $500,000 prize". The Topeka Capital Journal. 2008-01-11.