Idaho Lottery

$2 Gets You $10,000

In St. Maries, Idaho on the summer solstice, there are about eight hours of official darkness.  Resident Taylor Schremser managed to drive his family to Boise from St. Maries during most of those hours after discovering he had a $10,000 winning ticket on the Idaho Lottery’s $2 Scratch Game, Sizzlin’ Beach Bucks.

The family arrived in Boise first thing on Friday, June 22 and claimed the first…

Sizzlin’ Summer Winners

Congratulations to all of the winners from the Sizzlin’ Summer promotion.  Each winner received a Renegade Elite Traeger Grill, a Yeti 45 cooler with a Yeti 4 lb ice block, and 15 pounds of beef from Idaho’s-own Double R Ranch.

Continue to celebrate summer with the Sizzlin’ family of games, $1 Sizzlin’ Grill Money, $2 Sizzlin’ Beach Bucks, and $5 Sizzlin’ Campfire Cash.

5/30/18 Winner: Belinda…

Boise man wins $2,000,300 on Powerball after playing same numbers for 18 years

After playing the same numbers regularly for the last eighteen years, Michael Tran’s persistence paid off when he claimed a $2,000,300 Powerball prize from the June 10, 2018 draw from the Idaho Lottery.

“I scanned the ticket with my phone the night after the draw and it said I had to contact the Lottery office,” Tran said about how he discovered he had the big winning ticket. “Then I checked the…

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Small Town Man Becomes Big Time Winner

New Jersey Lottery Acting Executive Director John M. White recently announced Tayeb Souami of Little Ferry in Bergen County as the sole winner of the Saturday, May 19, 2018 Powerball Jackpot.

Mr. Souami had the only jackpot winning ticket for the May 19th Powerball drawing, making him New Jersey’s newest “MULTI” millionaire. He has elected to take the cash…

There’s one thing you can always count on: Idahoans love all things Idaho.  From the great outdoors to the arts, from upbeat lifestyle of the urban landscape to the quiet tranquility of a pristine mountain lake, Idaho has something for everyone.  To celebrate our great State, the Idaho Lottery is offering you the opportunity to play Idaho’s very own Draw Games in one quick, easy to play bundle…

Her “Usual” Pays Off

On May 31, the very next day, during her lunch break, Carol Ross went to the Jacksons at the corner of Pine and Eagle in Meridian where the clerk asked her if she wanted “her usual” – an Idaho Jackpot and a Big Money Jackpot ticket.

“I knew the jackpot had been won recently, but did not realize it had been won yesterday,” said Ross.  “Still, when asked if I wanted the usual I said yes. I guess…

CARPOOL TO THE LOTTERY?

They arrived at the Lottery only a few minutes apart. Complete strangers who live maybe a dozen miles from each other nearly 300 miles away in another state.  Hyrum Haworth and Brittany Sessions both found themselves in the Idaho Lottery’s winner lobby about mid-day one Monday.  Haworth held a winning Huckle-buried Treasure scratch ticket worth $30,000 while Brittany held a winning Macho Nacho…

From Tacos to Jackpot – Boise Man Claims Largest Ultimate Diamond Jackpot Prize

Tuesday night is $1 taco night at Stubs Sports Pub in east Boise.  As a regular, David Smith and his wife Dianna ventured in last night to get something to eat and play a few lottery tickets while they waited for their daughter who was in dance class at a nearby studio.

Sometime after ordering his food and buying an Ultimate Diamond Jackpot ticket, Smith won the largest jackpot prize in the…

TREASURE VALLEY

Wednesday, May 30 was a special day for Ella Morgan.  Not because she won $50,000 on the Scratch Game Aces and 8s that day, but because it would have been her grandmother’s 98th birthday.  A regular Lottery player, Ella went to the Jacksons on Karcher Road in Nampa that morning just like she always does, bought, and then won the first top prize of $50,000 on Aces and 8s.

“Couldn’…

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 NEW JERSEY

New Jersey Lottery officials say a single ticket sold at a New Jersey grocery store won the Powerball jackpot worth an estimated $315.3 million on May 19, 2018.

The Lottery says the winning ticket for Saturday night’s drawing was sold at a Shoprite in Hackensack, Bergen County. The ticket matched all five white balls and the Powerball to win the jackpot, which has a $183.2 million…

Get Ready for Sizzlin’ Summer

Get ready.  The Idaho Lottery is putting the sizzle into summer and we are getting you geared up for it – literally, with a family of games that could win you up to $66,000 in top prizes and the ultimate dream barbeque prize packages!

WHAT’S IN THE ULTIMATE DREAM BBQ PRIZE PACK ($1,500 VALUE):

Traeger Renegade Elite with pellets and grill cover

Yeti Tundra 45 Hard-side Cooler plus a Yeti 4 lb Ice…

New! Hot Ticket Sweepstakes!

 NEW! HOT TICKET SWEEPSTAKES!

The long range forecast for this summer is in and it calls for hot tickets with hot winnings!  It’s Hot Ticket Sweepstakes, the new $5 game with a guaranteed top prize of $100,000!  Grab the swim suits, pump up the donut floats, break open the beach umbrella, and lather up with sunscreen because this game is H-O-T, HOT – the hottest ticket of the summer.

Hot Ticket…

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NEW JERSEY

The sole winner of the world’s 10th largest lottery jackpot moved last year to New Jersey and works as a production manager at food-service manufacturer, state lottery officials announced.

Richard Wahl, 47, of Vernon Township, N.J., bought his Mega Millions ticket, worth $533 million, the day before the March 30 drawing at a convenience store located on a route to work. He opted to…

EMMETT

Brandi Colton was doing inventory at her store and had to be to work at 3:30 am.  Around 10:00 am, she got a break and visited the Stinker Store in Emmett.  Bleary eyed, she purchased a $5 Peel the Love Scratch ticket, played it, and won.  She stared at it and couldn’t believe she had won $50,000.

“I’m not tired anymore!  I’ve got the adrenaline pumping, I’m wide awake!” exclaimed Brandi…

Third Week’s The Charm!

BOISE, Idaho – From a power bill to the Powerball, one lucky Pocatello woman is $150,000 better off for paying her light bill and then checking a recent Idaho Lottery ticket. For the past three weeks, Sofia Galvan of Pocatello had unknowingly been carrying around a winning Powerball ticket worth $150,000 in the “lucky” envelope of her Idaho Power bill.  Yesterday, after paying her Idaho Power…

No Monsters Under This Bed!

Over the years, the Idaho Lottery has heard some unique tales of where folks have kept big winning tickets before claiming them.  The refrigerator and portable fire proof safes come to mind.  We’ve also heard of folks keeping the ticket in the visor of their truck, or in the glove box of their car.  It almost seems cliché to think people actually keep money under the mattress.  Almost.…

Clearly, April is a Month for Winning!

CLEAR PLAY IN APRIL Be the first to see and play the WORLD’S FIRST clear Lottery Scratch game.  It’s the first of its kind anywhere in the world!  Try the new, clear $5 Cash Getaway ticket the next time you visit your favorite retail location.  You could win the game’s top prize of $50,000 cash or the trip of a lifetime. IMPORTANT PLAYING TIP:  Cash Getaway is fully integrated into the base,…