Midwest Millions is an American scratchcard game that began on September 7, 2007, in Iowa and Kansas, administered by the Multi-State Lottery Association.[1] It originally became available in Kansas at the State Fair in Hutchinson and then throughout Kansas on September 13. It was the US's first multi-jurisdictional scratch game since the Powerball scratch ticket in the early 2000s.[2][3] Both $500,000 prizes were won on tickets bought in Iowa, although one of the winners was from Nebraska.[2] In 2007, it was announced that other Midwestern lotteries may be added in a future edition.[4]

A total of 1.2 million tickets were offered, split evenly between Iowa and Kansas. The game's biggest prize, $500,000 cash, was won in both second-chance drawings. The first drawing was held in January 2008 in Topeka, Kansas;[3][5] Because of the success of the first series, another version was announced to start in April 2008.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Kansas, Iowa lotteries create first multi-state scratch game". Lottery Post. May 29, 2007.
  2. 1 2 Laura Chapman (January 10, 2008). "Lincolnite wins $500,000 in lottery". Lincoln Journal Star.
  3. 1 2 "Iowa and Kansas Team up on Lottery Ticket". KCRG. September 11, 2007. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Midwest Millions".
  5. ↑ ""Midwest Millions" Test Of New Concept". Iowa lottery blog.
  6. ↑ "Nebraskan wins $500,000 prize". The Topeka Capital Journal. January 11, 2008. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2008.


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