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Connecticut Lottery Corporation
logoThe Connecticut Lottery Corporation, also called the CT Lottery, is the official lottery in Connecticut. It was created in 1971 by then-Gov. Thomas Meskill, who signed Public Act No. 865. The first tickets were sold on February 15, 1972.[1]
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Current draw games
The Connecticut Lottery offers five in-house drawing games; it also participates in the multi-jurisdictional Mega Millions and Powerball games.
The Connecticut Lottery, in April 2011, began its Replay option; players can use "old" tickets, in lieu of betting cards, to repeat number selections played in the appropriate game(s).[2] Drawings are broadcast on WCCT-TV and WTIC-TV.[2]
Play3
A three-digit numbers game-style game drawn twice daily, with day and night drawings. Tickets can be bought in 50-cent multiples. Bets include straight (all three digits in order), box (all three digits in any order) and pairs.[2]
Play 4
A four-digit numbers game similar to Play3.[3]
Cash5
Cash5 is a nightly five-number game. The winning numbers are chosen from a field of 35. The basic Cash5 game costs $1; for an additional 50 cents, the Kicker option is activated. The Kicker option gives a player more opportunities to win.[4]
Lucky4Life
Lucky4Life is drawn Mondays and Thursdays. Players pick 4 of 39 numbers in one pool, and 1 of 39 in a second pool. The top prize is $2000 weekly, split among multiple winners; second prize is $10,000, with a liability limit of $100,000. Winners in Lucky4Life cannot choose cash in lieu of the annuity. [5]
Classic Lotto
Connecticut's six-number jackpot game, Classic Lotto, is drawn Tuesday and Friday nights. Six winning numbers are chosen from a field of 44.
Classic Lotto jackpots start at $1 million, payable in 21 annual installments; usually, winner(s) choose the cash option. Under current rules, after two consecutive drawings without a first-prize winner at the $1 million minimum, the Classic Lotto jackpot increases by at least $100,000 per drawing until it is won.[6]
A scratch game, $50,000 Connecticut Cash, introduced on June 2, 2011, offers players the chance to win cash prizes; each $5 winner, when activated, also generates a $1 quick-pick for Classic Lotto.
Mega Millions
Main article: Mega MillionsConnecticut began selling Mega Millions tickets January 31, 2010, following a 2009 agreement where lotteries then offering either Mega Millions or Powerball to offer both games. Connecticut is among 43 lotteries selling Mega Millions tickets.[7]
Powerball
Main article: PowerballConnecticut has been a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) since 1995.[7] MUSL is the operator of Powerball, which is offered by 44 US lotteries.[8] A jackpot of $254.2 million was won in the November 2, 2011 drawing by one ticket, sold in Fairfield County; if claimed, it will be the largest prize won on a Connecticut Lottery ticket.[9]
Scratch games
The Connecticut Lottery offers numerous scratchcard games with various price points and prize levels, with differing themes.[10]
1998 shootings
On March 6, 1998, there was a fatal shooting at the then-Connecticut Lottery headquarters in Newington. (The Connecticut Lottery headquarters currently is in Rocky Hill.) A Lottery employee, Matt Beck, killed four of his supervisors, then himself.[11]
References
- ^ http://www.ctlottery.org/Content/lottery_history.aspx
- ^ a b c Lottery Play 3 page Accessed September 4, 2011.
- ^ CT Lottery Play 4 page Accessed September 4, 2011.
- ^ CT Lottery Cash 5 page] Retrieved September 4, 2011
- ^ CT Lottery Lucky4Life page Retrieved September 4, 2011
- ^ CT Lottery's Classic Lotto page] Retrieved September 4, 2011
- ^ a b Powerball history Retrieved September 4, 2011
- ^ Powerball homepage Retrieved September 4, 2011
- ^ [1] $245 million Powerball ticket sold in Conn. MSNBC. Accessed 3 November 2011
- ^ CT Lottery scratchcard page Retrieved September 4, 2011
- ^ Lottery gunman's parents: 'We love you Matt -- but why?'
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