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The Numbers Game is played twice daily. It draws 4 1-digit numbers, bets can be made on a 1-digit and/or 2-digit number. 3-digit numbers are "first 3" or "last 3," as a 3-digit number is not drawn separately. Minimum wagers are 25 cents on a 3-digit or 4-digit number, and 50 cents on a 2-digit number or 1-digit.
Most casinos allow paytable wagers of 1 through 20 numbers, but some limit the choice to only 1 through 10, 12 and 15 numbers, or "spots" as keno aficionados call the numbers selected. [10] The probability of a player hitting all 20 numbers on a 20 spot ticket is approximately 1 in 3.5 quintillion (1 in 3,535,316,142,212,174,320). [11]
If all six numbers on the player's ticket match those produced in the official drawing (regardless of the order in which the numbers are drawn), then the player is a jackpot winner. For such a lottery, the chance of being a jackpot winner is 1 in 13,983,816.
To win $1 million, Ensko had to match all five numbers, but not the Mega Ball. He beat some pretty long odds — he had a 1 in 12,607,306 chance to get the five numbers correct.
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Leandro DeJesus, of Marlborough, was the first $2 million grand prize winner in the $2,000,000 50X Cashword instant ticket game.
A ticket from the first public lottery in Massachusetts, authorized in 1745. The Massachusetts Lottery offers draw games and scratchcards.The Lottery also offers pull tabs for sale at bars.
This particular game was called Winfall. A ticket cost $1. You picked six numbers, 1 through 49, and the Michigan Lottery drew six numbers. Six correct guesses won you the jackpot, guaranteed to be at least $2 million and often higher. If you guessed five, four, three, or two of the six numbers, you won lesser amounts.