Scratch-offs | Hoosier Lottery (2024)

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What is the most likely scratch card to win on? ›

The Hoosier Lottery has traditionally shut down the terminals retailers use to sell lottery tickets between 11:30 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. But starting Sunday, those terminals will run until 2 a.m. and be turned back on at 3:30 a.m.

Chart the "random" outside numbers that repeat.

Pay close attention to "singletons." These are the "random" numbers that appear only once on the ticket. The digits you're looking for won't be the same--that would mean they would appear more than once. Remember, you're looking for numbers that appear only once.

HAWYARD, Calif.

- A California airport worker is set for life after winning $20 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket. The California Lottery said Durwin Hickman works at a Bay Area airport and bought a $30 Set For Life! ticket on his lunch break.

The least lucky state in the U.S. is Mississippi, with 0 big lottery winners and a life expectancy of only 74 years. The state with the most lottery winners is New York with 50 total winners.

The California Lottery over the weekend revealed Raul Reyes Arreola as the big $20 million winner in its $30 "Set For Life" scratchers game. The ticket was purchased in Anaheim. Officials said he joined a list of players to win the largest cash prize the California Lottery has ever paid out for a scratchers win.

Ticket sales close after the closure date, but potential winners still have up to 180 days to claim their prize. Unfortunately, you won't be able to claim an out-of-date scratch card after the 180-day window. The rules are strict because anyone who calls on the 181st day will be turned away.

How old do you have to be to play the scratch-off in Indiana? ›

A person who is less than eighteen (18) years of age may not purchase a lottery ticket. However, this does not prohibit the purchase of a lottery ticket for the purpose of making a gift to a minor.

For the first time a Hoosier Lottery Cash4Life® ticket in Indiana matched all five numbers to win $1,000 per week for life.

1. $2.04 billion. The largest lottery jackpot to date, a Powerball drawing, was won on Nov. 7, 2022.

The largest Hoosier Lotto jackpot win occurred on Nov. 7, 2007, and was worth an estimated $54.5 million. The last Hoosier Lotto jackpot win occurred on Sept. 7, 2022, and was worth an estimated $19.5 million.

Your best chances to win the lottery will be in this order: Instant Tickets, Michigan Lotto, then the Powerball.

The Big Reveal: A book of $5 scratch-off tickets in Florida will typically cost you $25. That's right, for the price of a fancy coffee and a questionable muffin, you can become the envy of your entire neighborhood (or at least the pigeons who might benefit from your future windfall).

It is a ”gambling simulator “ and they make money only from advertisem*nts. None of the money you “win”, will you ever see. Unless you're literally just looking to kill time, save yours, because you'll only be wasting your energy if you're playing this game expecting any sort of payout.