D.C. Lottery
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Multi-State Lottery Association
The Multi-State Lottery Association is a non-profit, government-benefit association owned and operated by agreement of its 33 member lotteries MUSL was created to facilitate the operation of multi-jurisdictional lottery games, including Powerball, Mega Millions), video lottery, and instant ...
(MUSL). Games offered include Powerball
Powerball
Powerball is an American lottery game sold in 44 jurisdictions as a shared jackpot game. It is coordinated by the Multi-State Lottery Association , a non-profit organization formed by an agreement with lotteries. Powerball is a game whose advertised jackpot starts at $20 million and can roll into...
, DC Daily 6, DC-5, DC-4, Keno, Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions is a US multi-jurisdictional $1 lottery game. Since it replaced The Big Game in May 2002 , Mega Millions' advertised jackpots have started at $12 million, paid in 26 yearly installments , increasing when there is no jackpot winner...
and numerous scratch tickets
Scratchcard
A scratchcard is a small card, often made of thin paper-based card for competitions and plastic to conceal PINs, where one or more areas contain concealed information which can...
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The D.C. Lottery began in 1982. Since that time it has given in about $1,5 million for the District of Columbia to help with education, public safety, child services and many others.
All D.C. Lottery games have a minimum age of 18.
In 2009, the Board proceeds were: 52.19% for prizes; 28.03% to DC's General Funds; 8.55% for contracts or other costs; 6.24% agents' commissions; and 4.99% administrative costs.
Charitable games
The Board licenses games of chance that are conducted by DC-based non-profit organizations. DC, Virginia, and Maryland-based charities also can offer raffles with drawings held in the District of Columbia. Organizations seeking to conduct such fundraisers must obtain a license from the Board, with DC Lottery employees supervising the drawings to assure fairness.DC-5
DC-5 is a game drawn twice daily in the style of DC Lucky Numbers and DC 4, with straight and box wagers. It is played in the same manner as PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Lottery
The Pennsylvania Lottery is operated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The lottery was created by the Pennsylvania General Assembly on August 26, 1971; two months later, Henry Kaplan was appointed as its first executive director...
's Quinto.
DC Daily 6
DC Daily 6 is drawn once daily. It draws from 39 numbers; a bonus number is drawn from the remaining 33. The Bonus Ball does not apply to the top prize, which is $250,000. Each game is two plays for $1. Players should purchase tickets for DC Daily 6 in advance and they should have been sold by 7.45 pm daily; these tickets cannot be canceled, so it is better for a player to check them.Race 2 Riches (D.C. Keno)
Race 2 Riches (previously known as "D.C. Keno") drawings are every 4 minutes from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. daily. The top prize is $100,000, for matching 10 of the 20 numbers drawn. This game can be played at Lottery retailers that have D.C. Lottery monitors.Hot Lotto (multi-lottery game)
Hot Lotto, a MUSL game (see PowerballPowerball
Powerball is an American lottery game sold in 44 jurisdictions as a shared jackpot game. It is coordinated by the Multi-State Lottery Association , a non-profit organization formed by an agreement with lotteries. Powerball is a game whose advertised jackpot starts at $20 million and can roll into...
below) is played through 15 lotteries. It is drawn Wednesdays and Saturdays. Hot Lotto draws 5 white numbers from 1 through 39, and 1 Hot Ball from 1 through 19. Jackpots begin at $1,000,000, increasing by at least $50,000 if there is no top prize winner. Hot Lotto has an optional feature called Sizzler (similar to Powerball's PowerPlay); it triples lower-tier prizes.
Powerball (multi-lottery game)
Main article: PowerballPowerball
Powerball is an American lottery game sold in 44 jurisdictions as a shared jackpot game. It is coordinated by the Multi-State Lottery Association , a non-profit organization formed by an agreement with lotteries. Powerball is a game whose advertised jackpot starts at $20 million and can roll into...
Since 1988, the D.C. Lottery has been a member of MUSL, which created Powerball
Powerball
Powerball is an American lottery game sold in 44 jurisdictions as a shared jackpot game. It is coordinated by the Multi-State Lottery Association , a non-profit organization formed by an agreement with lotteries. Powerball is a game whose advertised jackpot starts at $20 million and can roll into...
in 1992. Its jackpots currently start at $20 million. It is drawn Wednesday and Saturday nights at Universal Orlando Resort in Florida
Florida Lottery
The Florida Lottery is a government-run organization in Florida, USA. With numerous on-line and scratch-off games available, players have a wide variety of prize levels to choose from. Since it began, the Florida Lottery has continued to add variety to its portfolio of games...
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On September 19, 2010, the D.C. Lottery had entered the wrong Powerball numbers into its computer system. Terminals read some losing tickets as winners, and vice versa. The Lottery revised its procedures to prevent such errors from recurring.
Mega Millions (multi-lottery game)
Main article: Mega MillionsMega Millions
Mega Millions is a US multi-jurisdictional $1 lottery game. Since it replaced The Big Game in May 2002 , Mega Millions' advertised jackpots have started at $12 million, paid in 26 yearly installments , increasing when there is no jackpot winner...
On January 31, 2010, most lotteries with either Mega Millions or Powerball began offering both games. The D.C. Lottery added Mega Millions on that date.