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The first U.S. multi-state lottery game was formed in 1985 in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont; its flagship game remains Tri-State Megabucks. In 1988, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) was formed with Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oregon, Rhode Island, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia as its charter members; it is best known for ...
Tri-State Megabucks (formerly Tri-State Megabucks Plus), operated by the Tri-State Lottery in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont; Other uses.
Tri-State Lottery is the terminal-generated game series offered by the Maine, New Hampshire, and/or Vermont lotteries. It was the first multi-jurisdictional lottery. Its first multi-state game (Tri-State Megabucks) came in September 1985. [1]
Megabucks is drawn on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Tickets cost $2, up from $1 beforehand. 6 numbers from 1 through 44 are chosen. The jackpot starts at $500,000, unlike previous versions of the game, there is a cash option. Matching 5 out of 6 wins $5,000. Matching 4 out of 6 wins $200. Matching 3 out of 6 wins $4.
The New Hampshire Lottery was established in 1964, [a] making it the third-oldest lottery in the United States, [b] and the oldest in the contiguous United States. New Hampshire's lottery games include Lucky for Life, Mega Millions, Powerball, Tri-State Megabucks Plus, and numerous scratch tickets. All New Hampshire Lottery games require ...
The Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) is an American non-profit, government-benefit association owned and operated by agreement of its 34-member lotteries. MUSL was created to facilitate the operation of multi-jurisdictional lottery games, most notably Powerball .
The Oregon Lottery was authorized by “Oregon Ballot Measure 5” which was passed by voters in the 1984 general election. The measure amended the Oregon Constitution to allow a state lottery to be created. The Lottery began in April 1985; [1] [2] [3] eventually offering two types of games: scratch-it tickets, and a drawing game, Megabucks ...
Megabucks Plus replaced Megabucks in July 2009; it also uses a 5+1 double matrix. The game draws 5 balls from 1 through 41, plus a megaball from 1 through 6. Games cost $2; minimum jackpot is $1,000,000. Drawings are Wednesdays and Saturdays. In the late 2010s somewhere, the name of the game's switched back as Megabucks.