Idaho Lottery
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The Idaho Lottery, which began on July 19, 1989, is run by the government of Idaho. It is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL). Fifty percent of all net funds is given to public schools, while the remainder is pledged to the Permanent Building Fund, which is used as a financial resource for Idaho's colleges and universities.
The Idaho Lottery offers the multi-state drawing games Mega Millions, Powerball, Hot Lotto, and Wild Card (all but Mega Millions are directly run by MUSL); and a daily game, Idaho Pick 3. Drawings for Pick 3 are nightly, including Sundays; Hot Lotto, Wild Card, and Powerball are Wednesdays and Saturdays, while Mega Millions is drawn Tuesday and Fridays. The minimum age to play the Idaho Lottery is 18.
The Lottery also offers approximately 50 instant Scratch GamesTM yearly. Price points range from $1 to $20. PullTabs are offered in social settings, such as restaurants, bars, and bowling centers; its price points are 25 cents to $1.00
Idaho citizens approved a lottery in a constitutional amendment vote in November 1988. A mere 200 days later, a lottery industry record at the time, the Idaho Lottery began on July 19, 1989. Since its beginning, the Lottery has sold more than $1.8 billion in tickets and returned more than $437.3 million to Idaho public schools and buildings.
Wild Card is played in Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Wild Card is drawn Wednesdays and Saturdays. Players get two games for each $1 wagered. Wild Card is among MUSL's games. Wild Card is played in the same manner as Hot Lotto, Mega Millions, and Powerball (see below for those games); in each drawing, five numbers from 1 through 31 are selected. The sixth "number" is among the 16 "face cards" from a standard deck of playing cards; either a Jack, Queen, King, or the Ace of any of the four suits (Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts (suit), or Spades. The Wild Card jackpot, won by matching the five numbers and the "playing card", is paid in cash.
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