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The Official Idaho Lottery blog! We will bring you fun and insightful information to fulfill your lottery fix! Must be at least 18 to buy, sell or redeem Lottery tickets. Benefiting Idaho Public Schools and the Permanent Building Fund. PLEASE PLAY RESPONSIBLY. Must play to win. http://idaholottery.com/

A supposed $20 winner is actually worth much MUCH more!

Posted on May 22, 2013

WOOH! Congrats to Petronella Mack from Mountain Home, ID who won $28,000 on Born to Bingo! Ticket purchased at Pauls Market in Mountain Home. Petronella was holding onto a stack of Scratch tickets that were “smaller winners”…or so she thought. … Continue reading →

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BBQ Bucks Recipe Contest!

Posted on May 21, 2013

Barbecue. It is the fuel that drives family get togethers and the staple of a successful tailgate party. Ignite your BBQ flame and cook up your finest dish this summer for our BBQ Bucks Recipe Contest! To celebrate our new … Continue reading →

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New Record Jackpot for Powerball – $600,000,000

Posted on May 17, 2013

BOISE, Idaho – The Powerball jackpot has been raised to an estimated $600 million for Saturday night’s draw.  Here are some fast facts about Powerball and the jackpot history in the United States. $600,000,000 – this is a new record jackpot amount … Continue reading →

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Instagram Mustache Contest!

Posted on May 16, 2013

To celebrate our new Mustache Cashword Scratch Game, we are giving you the chance to win FREE Scratch tickets by uploading a photo of your best ‘Stache’ to Instagram. *See details below. Prizes: One winner will be awarded with $50 … Continue reading →

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Dueling Jackpots Spark Lottery Fever Idaho Lottery Urges Responsible Play

Posted on May 13, 2013

BOISE, Idaho – With the Powerball jackpot at $350 million for Wednesday night and the Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday night at $170 million for a combined $520 million in available jackpot prizes, the Idaho Lottery is urging players who participate … Continue reading →

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ROOTBEER FLOATS FUEL SCRATCH TICKET WINS!

Posted on May 7, 2013

Nothing could be better than having a fresh root beer float on a warm spring weekend.  And such was the case in early May for two big Idaho Lottery winners! On Friday, May 3, Steven Hardy only had vanilla ice cream … Continue reading →

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FUTURE LOOKING BLEAK!

Posted on May 6, 2013

All Chris Bleak’s family really wanted on Saturday afternoon were some homemade, root beer floats.  Bleak left his home with oldest son, heading for a store across town in Idaho Falls to shop for ice cream and root beer, but before … Continue reading →

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Wild Card Jackpot Winner! Nampa Man Claims $245,000

Posted on April 22, 2013

BOISE, Idaho – Moments before informally accepting a ceremonial check for his Wild Card jackpot win at Idaho Lottery offices in Boise, Robert Hibberd of Nampa received a phone call from his brother.  The two spoke briefly before Hibberd explained he was … Continue reading →

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$245,000 Wild Card jackpot winner sold in Nampa!

Posted on April 22, 2013

Check your tickets! Idaho has another jackpot winner. The Idaho Lottery has confirmed that one winning ticket matched all five of the first numbers and the Wild Card from Saturday night’s draw and is worth $245,000. The jackpot winning ticket … Continue reading →

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Three Big Winners within One Hour on Tax Day! $50,000 and $100,000 from Boise, $250,000 from Twin Falls

Posted on April 16, 2013

BOISE, Idaho – Debt free on tax day.  John Miles of Twin Falls proudly made that statement yesterday after claiming the last top prize of $250,000 on the Idaho Lottery’s Scratch GameTM Silver & Gold.  Miles bought his ticket between stops at grocery stores … Continue reading →

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