Hot Lotto (USA)
 Current Jackpot US$ 6,880,000
Hot Lotto – Overview Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) 
The Hot Lotto is one of the main games offered by the MUSL and is a traditional, jackpot-style lottery game which was introduced on the 10th anniversary of Powerball in 2002. The very first drawing took place on April 10th 2002. The idea of this game is to give smaller USA Lotteries the opportunity to create larger sized jackpots that are enjoyed by the main single-state lotteries such as the California Lottery and Florida Lottery. Jackpots for the HotLotto begin at $1 Million and Rollover each time they are not won. That figure is then added onto the following draw’s jackpot and increases in size each draw by at least $50,000 until somebody wins it when it will revert to the starting jackpot sum of $1 Million once more. This multi-state lottery game uses a double matrix of 5/39 and 1/19. The draws take place on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9.59pm – the same days as drawings for the Power ball lottery. We are very pleased to have reviewed this interesting game and recommend that you take a good look at how it works here before having a go yourself…
Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) 
The USA lottery game, Hot Lotto is co-ordinated by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) a non-profit, government-benefit association formed by an agreement with its member lotteries. The MUSL was formed in 1987 to administer multiple-state USA Lottery games across the USA. The MUSL is also owned and operated by 33 participating US State Lotteries and manages the finances for each game. It also provides other games to its member lotteries including Powerball, Wild Card2, 2by2 and Cashola. The state lottery retains all profits made which are used to fund projects approved by the state legislatures. As well as the existing 33 USA Lottery members of the MUSL – 11 further US Lottery companies are now licensed to sell MUSL lottery tickets for the Powerball game.
MUSL Cross-Over Sales...
On January 31st 2010 the MUSL entered into an historic cross-selling agreement with the Mega Millions consortium meaning that US States that sold MUSL Powerball tickets could now also sell tickets for the Mega Millions game and those states that sold the Mega Millions tickets could now also sell tickets for the Powerball game. This increased the number of USA State Lotteries offering the Powerball game from 33 to 43 in January 2010 with the Ohio Lottery joining in April 2010. This means that you are now able to play Powerball right across America in a total of 44 different US States & districts as well as from overseas when you play Powerball online. Similarly – at the same time on January 31st 2010 – the Mega Millions game began to be offered in Powerball jurisdictions – raising the total number of USA State Lotteries to be offering Mega Millions from 12 to 35 in January with 6 more Powerball States joining between March and May 2010. This means that you are now able to play Mega Millions in a total of 41 different US States & districts as well as overseas when you play Mega Millions online. In theory – this should mean that all USA State Lotteries that are members of the Mega Millions consortium and sell Mega Millions tickets should now ALSO be able to sell tickets for the Hot Lotto. At the moment, however, it is not known whether Mega Millions consortium members will be doing this. If they DID begin to sell HotLotto tickets it would take the number of US States and districts where you could buy Hot Lotto tickets from 15 (currently) to 27.
How It Works… 
The Hot Lotto uses what’s called a double matrix of 5/39 (white balls) and 1/19 (orange balls) - which means that when playing, you need to select 5 main numbers out of a pool of white balls nuberered from 1 to 39 – and then 1 “Hot Ball” out of a pool of orange balls numbered from 1 to 19. If you match all 5 main numbers plus the “Hot Ball” drawn then you will be a jackpot winner. In addition to the actual jackpot itself, there are 8 further ways in which you can win on the Hot Lotto, giving you many more chances to win than the average in-state USA lottery game offers. A Quick Pick facility is available when playing the Hot Lotto, very much the same as the Lucky Dip option that is used in the UK National Lottery or Europe’s Euro-Millions or many other USA lottery games – which means that you can ask the lottery retailer or computer to randomly select all your Hot Lotto numbers for you. This auto selection can apply either to the 5 main numbers, the “Hot Ball” or to both. So, playing this Lottery is simple…just select your own 6 numbers or request the computer to generate them for you with its Random Number Generator by selecting the Quick Pick/Easy Pick option. The cost of playing in this USA Lottery is the standard entry fee of $1.00.
Random Number Generator
Whereas the Multi-State Lottery Association uses the more traditional method of ball-drawings for its Powerball game, this lottery is drawn using a Random Number Generator (RNG).
Who Can Play? 
Like most USA Lottery games, previously only citizens living in the states that participate in the MUSL games were allowed to play in any of the lotteries that they offered - including the Hot Lotto - you used to have to purchase your tickets from an authorized retailer based in one of the states. Nowadays, though, there are a good number of online lottery ticket sales companies such as TheLotter who are both authorized and genuine - you are able to select your Hot Lotto numbers online and purchase your tickets from anywhere in the world. This is good news of course if you live outside of the USA and want to play the game and ensure your entry into the next drawing or just want to have the convenience and ease of being able to buy lottery tickets online. Once you have entered into the lottery you can then quickly and easily check your chosen Hot Lotto Results online to see how you have done and to find out if you have become one of the lucky lottery winners. You will need to be 18 years of age to be eligible to purchase a ticket for this USA Lottery except in the state of Iowa where you will need to be 21. Click here to Play Hot-Lotto Now
Hot Lotto Participating States…
The following is a list of the U.S. States that are members of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) and take part in the Hot Lotto along with the dates that they joined. There are currently 15 members…
Delaware (Joined 2008) New Hampshire (Joined 2002) District of Columbia (Joined 2004) New Mexico (Joined 2006) Iowa (Joined 2002) North Dakota (Joined 2004) Idaho (Joined 2004) Oklahoma (Joined 2008) Kansas South Dakota (Joined 2002) Maine (Joined 2009) Vermont (Joined 2009) Minnesota (Joined 2002) West Virginia (Joined 2002) Montana (Joined 2002)
Information & Background 
This MUSL lottery is drawn at 9.59pm straight after the Powerball is drawn on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Draws for the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) – HotLotto – take place in Iowa which is where the Power Ball was also drawn until it moved to Florida in 2009. In 2002 the game's Rollover figure was reduced from $100,000 for each “roll over” to $50,000. Each of the 15 participating US States look after the growing jackpot money until it is won when they will each pay out an equal share which goes to the lucky winner/s.
What Are The Odds? 
The odds of winning on the Hot Lotto are extremely competitive when compared to many of the US lotteries, especially the other Multi State lotteries of Powerball and Mega Millions. The chances of winning the number 1 prize are 1 in 10.93 million – for these odds you could be a jackpot winner. For one of the prizes on the second level, the odds come in at 1 in 607 thousand. The likelihood of winning a third tier prize comes in at 1 in 64,349 and for a prize on the fourth tier the odds are reduce right down to just 1 in 3,575. Fifth tier prize odds are 1 in 1,950 with odds for a sixth level prize win being just 1 in 108. With so many different ways to win, there are prizes also for tiers 7, 8 and 9 – with odds for a seventh tier win being 1 in 183, eighth tier odds then coming in at just 1 in 47 and finally the ninth tier odds at just 1 in 39. The overall odds of you winning any prize in a Hot Lotto draw are a very reasonable 1 in just 16. These are great overall odds for a jackpot game that produces thousands of cash winners every week.
Record Jackpots… 
On September 15th 2004, the record jackpot for this lottery was won in the state of Minnesota when it reached an amazing $10.8 Million. The second highest jackpot for this game was won on June 15th 2005 by Shirley and Luverne Vehle from Sioux Falls – it was $9.13 Million. John Hall from Indianola, Iowa holds the honour at the present time for winning the largest ever Hot Lotto jackpot when he scooped $20 Million on January 13th 2007.
How Are Jackpots Paid? 
As a Hot Lotto jackpot winner, you would have a choice in how you wish to receive your winnings. You could choose to have either a single cash lump sum payment or an annuity prize. You will need to make the choice as to whether you wish to receive the cash lump sum option or the annuity instalment payments option within 60 days of making your winning claim. If you make no decision, after the 60 day period, the jackpot will automatically be paid to you as an annuity. In Idaho this works out slightly differently with the choice needing to be made within 30 days not 60 – and this will be 30 days from the date of the draw and not from making the claim. In terms of value, if you chose to take the cash lump sum payment as a Hot Lotto jackpot winner, you would receive approximately 55% to 65% of the annuity value that you would be paid in installments. If you choose to receive your jackpot as an annuity, it would be paid to you in yearly instalments over a 24 year period. Depending upon which state you purchase your Hot Lotto ticket in, all prizes must be claimed within periods ranging from 90 days to 1 year. If you play lottery online however – whatever your win – none of this will not be a concern for you, as your authorized lottery ticket sales company such as TheLotter will take care of everything for you. Click here to
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