Washington DC Lottery – DC Lotto
DC Lottery – District of Columbia Lottery
The Washington DC Lottery was created in August 1982 after law was passed on March 10th 1981 – allowing the sale of lottery games throughout the District of Columbia. The DC Lottery is run by the City of Washington who oversee the running and organization of all DC Lotto games. Right from when the first DC Lotto ticket was sold back on August 25th 1982 – the aim of the Washington DC Lottery was to provide financial benefits for the people of the District of Columbia through the sale of DC Lottery products – at the same time as providing exciting lottery games that offer affordable entertainment and value to its players. Things are the same today – with all monies raised from the sale of DC Lottery games going to the District’s General Fund – with education, recreation and parks, public safety, housing plus senior and child services being just some of the areas to benefit. The District of Columbia Lottery is based in Washington, DC.
DC Lottery – Overview
The Washington DC Lottery sells lottery tickets from its network of over 470 authorized DC Lottery agents throughout the District and has its Headquarters at 2101 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue S.E., Washington, D.C. 20020-5731. In addition to its Headquarters in – the DC Lottery has a Claim Center at Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center, Lobby Level, 2000 14th Street N.W., Washington, D. C. 20009. The DC Lottery also takes part in 3 of the biggest lottery games in the world – the huge multi-state USA Lottery games Mega Millions and Powerball – plus the slightly smaller but highly popular HOT LOTTO – all of which we will be looking into in much greater detail. We will be looking at the various DC Lottery games below – how these games work and who can play them – as well as delving into some of the history of the Washington DC Lottery in more detail.
DC Lottery – Games
There are numerous games that are offered by the Washington DC Lottery including two of the world's largest lotteries – the Mega Millions and Powerball plus the other big, multi-state USA Lottery – the HOT LOTTO. We will first of all take a look at these multi-state USA Lottery games – that the DC Lottery offers in conjunction with the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) and the Mega Millions Consortium – and later move on to the other DC Lotto games that are available.
Currently the games offered by the DC Lottery that it is possible for players anywhere in the world to buy lottery tickets online for are these two huge USA Lottery games – the Mega Millions and Powerball – as well as the Other games offered by the DC Lottery that you can play in-state are noted further down the page – if any of these other DC Lotto games become available to a wider audience at a later date – we will be writing about it here.
DC Powerball
Powerball is a Multi-State USA Lottery that is run & syndicated across the USA by the MUSL – Multi State Lottery Association – and is one of the largest lottery games in the world having produced a record jackpot of an incredible The very first Powerball draw took place on April 22nd 1992 with 16 USA Lottery companies – who were all members of the MUSL – taking part after the game changed its format and name from Lotto America which had originally started on February 13th 1988.
DC Powerball – Overview
The DC Lottery is 1 of 44 US State Lotteries & District Lotteries that offer the Powerball game – in this case the DC Powerball – as part of its overall portfolio of lottery games. The DC Lottery Powerball was first sold on April 19th 1992 taking part in the very first Powerball draw – since the DC Lottery was one of the 6 original members who formed the MUSL on September 16th 1987.
DC Powerball – How It Works
The DC Lottery Powerball works in the same way as the Powerball game works in all the States and Districts in the US that offer the game. Jackpots start off at US$ 20 Million and ROLLOVER after each draw when the top prize is not won – making for some massive jackpot figures. 6 numbers are drawn in total for the DC Powerball game from 2 separate drawing machines – first of all 5 numbers from 59 white balls are drawn followed by 1 number (the POWERball) from 39 red balls. Draws for the DC Powerball Lottery take place twice every week on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10.59pm EST. In addition to the 6 main Powerball numbers drawn – a further number is drawn – using a Random Number Generator…the Powerball POWERPLAY number…
POWERPLAY…
This separate Powerball POWERPLAY number drawn will be either 2, 3, 4, 5 and occasionally number 10 – and is there to give players of the DC Powerball a chance to increase their winnings on all levels of the prize structure apart from the DC Lottery Powerball jackpot itself. With Powerball POWER PLAY – you are able to multiply your winnings on these levels by 2x, 3x, 4x or 5x – greatly increasing the amount you can walk away with. During special promotions each year – the Powerball POWERPLAY multiplier will be 10x – allowing DC Lottery players to increase their Powerball winnings by an incredible 10 times! So, for just an extra dollar – you can choose to increase your DC Powerball Lottery winnings on all levels except the jackpot – by adding the Power Ball POWER PLAY option when playing. Click Here to Play POWERBALL Now
DC Powerball Results
With the DC Powerball Lottery being drawn every week on both Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10.59pm EST there are various ways you can check the DC Powerball results and Powerball winning numbers – as well as other DC Lottery results. You can find the latest DC Powerball results plus other Washington DC Lottery results at all DC Lotto retailers, from DC Lotto terminals, various newspapers and here online at Global Lottery Review where you can also check up on any previous DC Lotto results. The DC Powerball results, Powerball winning numbers and other DC Lottery results are also broadcast LIVE on the following television channel throughout the District of Columbia… WJLA (Cable/ABC) News Channel 8
DC Powerball – Odds of Winning
There are 9 separate ways that you can win on this Washington DC Lottery game providing a great chance to win something on the DC Powerball. Odds range from 1 in 195.24 million for correctly matching all the DC Powerball winning numbers right down to 1 in 61 for matching just 1 number correctly. Overall odds of winning any prize on the Powerball DC are just 1 in 35.
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DC Mega Millions
The Mega Millions is a Multi-State USA Lottery that is run and operated by the Mega Millions Consortium – who administer and syndicate the game across the USA and is one of the largest lottery games in the world – having produced a massive world record jackpot of an incredible US$ 390 Million. This world record jackpot was shared between 2 Mega Millions winners from New Jersey and Georgia. The very first Mega Millions draw took place on May 17th 2002 with 6 USA Lottery companies taking part who were all members of the Mega Millions Consortium. The game had changed its name and format from the Big Game which had started on August 31st 1996. Upon this change – 2 further State Lotteries joined and many more were to follow.
DC Mega Millions – Overview
The Washington DC Lottery is 1 of 42 US State Lotteries & District Lotteries that offer the highly popular Mega Millions game – in this particular case known as the DC Mega Millions – as part of its overall portfolio of lottery games. The DC Mega Millions lottery was first sold on January 31st 2010 when the Multi State Lottery Association (MUSL) who run the Powerball game – of which the Washington DC Lottery is a member – entered into a cross-sales agreement with the Mega Millions consortium – allowing the cross-selling of Mega Millions in Powerball states and Powerball in Mega Millions states.
DC Mega Millions – How It Works
The DC Mega Millions works in exactly the same way as the Mega Millions game works in all the States and Districts in the USA that offer the game. Jackpots start off at US$ 12 Million and ROLLOVER after each draw when the top prize is not won – making for some enormous jackpot figures that can be won on the DC Lottery Mega Millions. 6 numbers are drawn in total for the DC Mega Millions – from 2 separate drawing machines – firstly 5 numbers from 56 white balls are drawn and then 1 number from 46 gold balls (the MEGAball). Draws for the DC Mega Millions Lottery take place twice every week on Tuesdays and Fridays at 11.00pm EST. In addition to the 6 main Mega Millions numbers drawn – a further number is drawn – using a Random Number Generator…the MEGAPLIER number…
MEGAPLIER…
This separate MEGAPLIER number drawn will be either 2, 3 or 4 – and is there to give players of the DC Mega Millions a chance to increase their winnings on all levels of the prize structure apart from the Mega Millions jackpot itself. With Mega Millions MEGAPLIER – you are able to multiply your winnings on these levels by 2x, 3x or 4x – greatly increasing the amount you can walk away with. If you match the 5 main Mega Millions numbers playing with the MEGAPLIER add-on – and a MEGAPLIER number of 4 is drawn – the second tier prize of US$ 250,000 would be quadrupled and you could win US$ 1 Million.
So, for just an extra dollar – you can choose to increase your DC Mega Millions winnings on all levels except the jackpot – by adding the Mega Millions MEGAPLIER option when playing. Click Here to Play MEGA MILLIONS Now 
DC Mega Millions Results
With the DC Mega Millions being drawn every week on both Tuesdays and Fridays at 11.00pm EST there are numerous ways you can check the DC Mega Millions results and Mega Millions winning numbers as well as any other DC Lottery results. You can find the latest DC Mega Millions results and any other DC Lottery results from any DC Lottery retailer, from DC Lottery terminals, select newspapers and here online at Global Lottery Review where you can also look up previous DC Mega Millions results. The DC Mega Millions results, Mega Millions winning numbers and other DC Lottery results are also broadcast live on the following television channels throughout the District of Columbia…
WUSA (CBS) TV Channel 9
DC Mega Millions – Odds of Winning
There are 9 separate ways that you can win on this Washington DC Lottery game providing you with a great chance to win something on the DC Mega Millions. Odds range from 1 in 175.71 million for correctly matching all the DC Mega Millions winning numbers right down to 1 in 75 for matching just 1 number correctly. Overall odds of winning any prize on the Mega Millions DC are just 1 in 39.
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Other DC Lottery Games…
In addition to the DC Powerball, DC Mega Millions and DC Hotto Lotto – games which can be played from anywhere in the world – the DC Lottery also offers other lotto games which can be played within the District of Columbia itself – like DC-3, DC-4, DC-5, DC Daily 6, DC Keno plus numerous DC Lottery Scratchers. If any of these other DC Lotto games become available to a wider audience outside Washington DC at a later date we will write about it here.
DC Lottery – Who Can Play?
In the past – you would have had to buy your lottery ticket in the District of Columbia itself to take part in any of the Washington DC Lottery games – including the DC Powerball, DC Mega Millions and the DC Hot Lotto. These days though – you are able to play the Mega Millions Online, the Powerball Online and the Hot Lotto Online from anywhere in the world due to the presence of accredited and fully authorized online lottery ticket sales companies like TheLotter.com – allowing you to play wherever you’re based.
So if you live outside of the District of Columbia or the USA but wish to play the Powerball, Mega Millions or Hot Lotto this is simple to do using the best lottery ticket sales companies available – where you can quickly and easily The DC Lottery requires that all players are a minimum of 18 years of age before purchasing any DC Lotto tickets including tickets for the DC Mega Millions, DC Powerball and DC Hot Lotto.
DC Lottery – How Are Prizes Paid?
If you have won a jackpot prize on either the DC Powerball the If you choose the annuity option – your winnings will be paid to you annually over a 26 year period for the DC Mega Millions and over a 29 year period for the DC Powerball. For all DC Lottery prizes – you will have 365 days from the date of the draw to make your claim before your DC Lotto ticket will expire. If your DC Lotto win is up to US$ 599.50 – you will be able to claim your prize from any DC Lottery retailer – at the DC Lottery Claim Center in Washington or by mail. If you’ve had a DC Lottery win of more than US$ 600 – you will need to claim your prize at the DC Lottery Claim Center in Washington. These details are all taken care for you if you play lottery online with one of the trusted and genuine online lottery ticket sale companies such as TheLotter as it is their job to make your transaction a seamless process – collecting your winnings and sending them directly to you.
DC Lottery Timeline – History 1976 The viability of whether to introduce a lottery and other forms of legal gambling into the District of Columbia is first looked into on December 17th – when the DC Council elects to from a Citizens Gambling Study Commission. 1978 May sees the Citizens Gambling Study Commission report its findings to the DC Council after a lengthy, investigative study. It is recommended that raffles and bingo games be legalized to act as fundraisers for educational and non-profit organizations. 1980 In November – Initiative #6 – the “Law to Legalize Lotteries, Daily Numbers Games, Bingo and Raffles for Charitable Purposes in the District of Columbia” is passed by a margin of 2 to 1 in the Presidential Election ballot. 1981 Initiative #6 becomes law on March 10th – legalizing lottery games in the District of Columbia – along with daily numbers games, bingo and raffles for charitable purposes. The Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund is created on December 4th and Douglass Gordon is appointed as the first Executive Director of the District of Columbia Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board. 1982 August sees the creation of the Washington DC Lottery with the very first Washington DC Lottery tickets going on sale on August 25th. The inaugural DC Lottery game is MATCH 3. MATCH 3 – the first DC Lotto game – creates the first DC Lottery millionaire on November 3rd. This year – the District of Columbia Lottery also introduce regulated, charitable gaming into the District – with BINGO and RAFFLES. 1983 The first licensed BINGO game in the District of Columbia is carried out by the Owl School on March 3rd. The Washington DC Lottery introduces its first online, numbers game on August 22nd – DC LUCKY NUMBERS. 1984 April 30th sees the Washington DC Lottery introduce its first DC Lotto game – The DC LUCKY LOTTO produced its first jackpot win on May 16th when a top prize of US$ 750,000 is won. Later in the year a jackpot of US$ 1.6 Million is won on the DC LUCKY LOTTO by Frances Goodrich. 1985 The D.C. Lottery introduces its third online game on March 25th – DC-4 – which is drawn once a day Monday through Saturday and has a US$ 5,000 top prize. Frank L. Henry Jr. and his wife win a US$ 1.6 Million jackpot on the DC LUCKY LOTTO. 1986 The D.C. Lottery introduces its first 2 number online game on March 17th – the DC DAILY DOUBLE. A DC LUCKY LOTTO jackpot of US$ 3.1 Million is won by Rhuben R. Byrd and William P. Walsh. Jacqueline Saunders wins US$ 1.2 Million on the DC LUCKY LOTTO. 1987 On September 16th – the Multi State Lottery Association – MUSL – is formed by six USA Lottery companies. As well as the DC Lottery – other founding MUSL members are the Iowa Lottery, West Virginia Lottery, Kansas Lottery, Oregon Lottery and Rhode Island Lottery companies. Nanetta Peroti wins a US$ 1 Million jackpot on the DC LUCKY LOTTO. A US$ 1.2 Million jackpot is won by Donal Alexander Jr. on the DC LUCKY LOTTO. 1988 On February 3rd – the newly formed Multi State Lottery Association – MUSL – launch their first Multi State Lottery game. LOTTO AMERICA has a matrix of 7/40, costs US$ 1 per game and offers jackpot odds of 1 in 18,643,560. The first LOTTO AMERICA draw is conducted by the MUSL on February 13th. DC Lotto players take part from the outset. Monte Carlo Night Parties are introduced by the DC State Lottery on September 28th. Games like Blackjack, Roulette and other casino type games can be offered by non-profit organizations to raise funds for charitable causes. 1989 The Multi State Lottery Association changes the matrix of LOTTO AMERICA on February 5th to 6/54 and the jackpot odds change to 1 in 54,979,155. Washington DC Lotto players now also get 2 games for US$ 1. February 8th sees the first draw of LOTTO AMERICA with the new game configuration. Less than 2 weeks after the first draw a jackpot of US$ 16 Million is won on the LOTTO AMERICA on February 18th by DC Lotto player – Lee Nelson – a US Army Sargeant. A new online, DC Lotto game is introduced on May 1st by the D.C. Lottery – QUICK CA$H. The top prize is a US$ 250,000 lump sum and the game has a matrix of 6/39. 1990 October 15th sees the District of Columbia Lottery being named as the Washington DC Lotto player – Delores Coleman – wins a LOTTO AMERICA jackpot of US$ 5.5 Million. 1991 In May – the sales of Lottery DC games pass the US$ 1 Billion milestone. 1992 On April 18th – the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) conduct the last draw of the LOTTO AMERICA game. The following day sees the launch of a bigger and better game from the MUSL – POWERBALL – which replaces LOTTO AMERICA. The DC Lottery begins selling POWERBALL tickets on April 19th. The first DC POWERBALL draw takes place on April 22nd. POWERBALL has a double matrix of 5/45 + 1/45, costs US$ 1 per play and offers jackpot odds of 1 in 54,979,155. The DC LUCKY NUMBERS, DC-4 and QUICK CA$H are given an extra draw on May 31st when the D.C. Lottery introduce Sunday draws. The DC State Lottery give the DC-4 and DC LUCKY NUMBERS a Midday draw from November 9th. 1993 January 16th sees the first DC Lottery POWERBALL jackpot win – when Rosie Griggs from Northeast Washington scoops the US$ 12.6 Million top prize. Just 11 months after Rosie’s big win – the DC Lottery POWERBALL creates 2 more jackpot winners when Charles A. Gill from Richmond plus VA and Percy Ray Pridgen from Northeast Washington DC share the US$ 90 Million top prize on December 22nd. 1994 Instant Ticket Vending machines are introduced by the District of Columbia Lottery in January when the first 50 machines are installed at DC Lotto retailers. DCs BINGO – the first US$ 2 Instant Scratch ticket is introduced by the D.C. Lottery in March. 1995 US$ 85.1 Million is transferred to the State’s General Fund by the Washington DC Lottery on September 30th. 1996 Another DC POWERBALL Lottery jackpot is won on April 9th when Ronnie S. Ware scoops a massive US$ 17 Million. A new game is introduced by the DC Lottery on October 28th – the Multi State Lottery Association (MUSL) DAILY MILLIONS which had its first draw on September 16th. DC Lotto players can win a top prize of US$ 1 Million by picking 2 numbers from each of three sets of 21. June sees yet another POWERBALL DC jackpot win – when Washington DC residents, husband and wife Pauline and Lenan Cappell from Berbice, Guyana scoop the top prize of US$ 19.3 Million. 1997 The D.C. Lottery creates its first DAILY MILLIONS jackpot winner on July 31st when Eugene Johnson from Washington DC scoops the top prize. The POWERBALL game is given some changes by the Multi-State Lottery Association – MUSL. November 2nd sees the matrix change to 5/49 + 1/42 and players are given the option to take jackpot winnings in the form of a cash lump sum. The annuity option is also changed from 20 to 25 years. Jackpot odds are now 1 in 80,089,128. November 5th sees the first DC POWERBALL draw with the new matrix in place. On March 29th – the MUSL retire the DAILY MILLIONS game. March 30th sees the launch of a new game by the MUSL – CASH4LIFE – where DC Lotto players can win US$ 1,000 a week for life. 2000 On September 7th – the Multi-State Lottery Association retire the CASH4LIFE game. The MUSL introduces POWERBALL – the TV Game Show – on October 7th. Washington DC Lotto players can purchase an Instant POWERBALL TV Game Show ticket that offers 8 chances to win up to US$ 25,000 instantly – or a chance to enter a draw to be a contestant on the show. 2001 On March 4th the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) add a significant feature to the POWERBALL game – POWERPLAY – a multiplier whereby DC Lotto players can increase their non-jackpot winnings by up to 5 times. March 7th sees the first POWERBALL drawing including the new POWERPLAY multiplier feature. On November 7th – a huge DC POWERBALL jackpot of US$ 55.2 Million is won by Ihsan Khan from Arlington, VA. This is the 10th DC POWERBALL Lottery jackpot to be won so far and is the biggest single ticket win in Washington DC Lotto history to date. The first US$ 20 Instant Scratch ticket – WINNER GREEN – is brought out by the Lottery DC on December 3rd. 2002 April 25th sees the D.C. Lottery introduce its 20th Anniversary Instant Scratch ticket. On August 12th – the DC State Lottery introduces a bonus feature called EXTRA to its DC LUCKY NUMBERS and DC-4 games. The Multi-State Lottery Association – MUSL – changes the matrix of the POWERBALL game on October 9th. The new configuration is 5/53 + 1/42 and another feature added to the game is the Match 5 BONUS. Jackpot odds also change – this time to 1 in 120,526,770. 2003 DC KENO is introduced by the District of Columbia Lottery on May 5th. 2004 The D.C. Lottery adds another Multi State Lottery Association (MUSL) game to its portfolio on April 5th – HOT LOTTO. The HOT LOTTO game started back on April 7th 2002 and offers a rollover jackpot that starts off at US$ 1 Million. April 7th sees the first drawing of the DC HOT LOTTO game which uses a double matrix of 5/39 + 1/19. A second level prize of US$ 10,000 is won on the DC HOT LOTTO by Freda E. Brown only 4 months after sales began. 2005 The DC State Lottery retire its QUICK CA$H game after the last ticket is sold on August 27th. DC DAILY 6 is introduced by the DC State Lottery to replace the retired QUICKCA$H. DC DAILY 6 has a matrix of 6/39, a top prize of US$ 250,000 and is drawn seven days a week at 8.15pm. The POWERBALL is given a matrix change by the Multi-State Lottery Association on August 28th – from 5/53 + 1/42 to 5/55 + 1/42. Another new game is introduced by the Washington DC Lottery on November 20th – ROLLING CASH 5 – which has a rollover jackpot which starts off at 2006 The first ROLLING CASH 5 jackpot is won on January 6th by Mary Nunn from Washington DC who claims the top prize of US$ 183,000. A world record POWERBALL jackpot of an incredible US$ 365 Million is won by a group of Nebraska factory workers following the drawing on February 18th. This still stands as the largest lottery jackpot won in the world to date on a single lottery ticket. The first DC HOT LOTTO jackpot is won on April 19th when Charles E. Cary Jr. from Upper Marlboro scoops US$ 1.6 Million. 2007 The HOT LOTTO produces its biggest jackpot to date on January 13th when a huge US$ 19.7 Million is won by John Hall – an Iowa Lottery player from Indianola. This still ranks as the largest HOT LOTTO jackpot to have been since the game began. August 28th sees the District of Columbia Lottery create its 48th millionaire when Sara White wins US$ 1 Million on the DC Millionaire Raffle game. 2008 January 3rd sees the Multi-State Lottery Association introduce its “Sizzler” option for the HOT LOTTO game. District of Columbia Lottery players can now play the HOT LOTTO with the “Triple Sizzler” add-on and multiply their non-jackpot winnings by 3 times. 2009 January 4th sees some significant changes to the POWERBALL game – the intention being to create larger jackpot prizes and produce even more winners. DC Lotto players will now see jackpots starting off at a vastly increased The largest ever DC POWERBALL jackpot win to date occurs on April 8th when US$ 144 Million is claimed by Rockson LLC who represent an 82 year old winner from the District of Columbia. The record jackpot is won on a single ticket and is the 11th DC POWERBALL Lottery win so far. July sees the Washington D.C. Lottery introduce a new game – the DC-5 – which replaces the ROLLING CASH 5 which is retired. The DC-5 has a top prize of On October 9th an agreement is made between the Mega Millions Consortium and the MUSL – Multi-State Lottery Association – to allow the cross-sales of MEGA MILLIONS tickets within states that offer the POWERBALL game and the sale of POWERBALL tickets within states that offer the MEGA MILLIONS game. The DC Lottery will begin selling MEGA MILLIONS tickets come January. 2010 On January 31st the DC State Lottery sells its first lottery tickets for the national MEGA MILLIONS game – as a result of the recently made cross-selling agreement between the Mega Millions Consortium and the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) – in October 2009. One of the first DC Lotto players to have a big DC Lottery – Where the Money Goes…
Net proceeds raised by the D.C. Lottery go right back to the District of Columbia and benefit Washington DC citizens in a numerous different ways. D.C. Lottery profits are transferred to the General Fund of the District of Columbia from where it is used to help fund areas such as education, recreation and parks, public safety, housing in addition to services for senior citizens and children. The District of Columbia Lottery has paid almost US$ 1.5 Billion back to the District in lottery profits since it commenced operations in 1982. In addition to what is paid into the General Fund – approximately 52% of monies spent on DC Lotto games is paid straight back to DC Lotto players in the form of prize money. Click Here to Play the DC POWERBALL Now
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