Oklahoma Lottery – OK Lottery
Oklahoma State Lottery – OK Lotto
The Oklahoma Lottery Commission was created on November 2nd 2004 after legislation was passed – having been put to the vote and received an overwhelming “Yes” from the State’s citizens – allowing a lottery to be operated within Oklahoma. The OK Lottery is operated by the Oklahoma State government who oversee the running and organization of all Oklahoma Lotto games. From when the first Oklahoma Lotto ticket was sold back on October 12th 2005 – the aim of the Oklahoma Lottery was to raise funds for the area of education within the State. This is still the case today and the Oklahoma Lottery can proudly claim to be one of the few USA Lottery companies that puts all of its profits into state education. The Oklahoma Lottery Commission is based in Oklahoma City, OK.
Oklahoma Lottery – Overview
The Oklahoma Lottery sells lottery tickets from its network of authorized OK Lotto retailers throughout the state and its Headquarters address is 3817 N., Santa Fe, Oklahoma City, OK 73118. In addition to the OK Lottery HQ there are 14 regional Claim Centers where you can claim your OK Lotto winnings – these are based at Ardmore, Bartlesville, Elk City, Guymon, Lawton, Madill, Muskogee, Norman, Oklahoma City (x2), Pauls Valley, Perry, Tulsa and Yukon. The Oklahoma Lottery also takes part in 3 of the biggest lotteries in the world – the huge multi-state USA Lottery games Mega Millions and Powerball which we will be looking into in much greater detail – as well as the slightly smaller multi-state game – the HOT LOTTO. We will be looking at the various OK Lotto games below – how these games work and who can play them – as well as delving into some of the history of the Oklahoma Lottery Commission in more detail.
Oklahoma Lottery – Games
There are numerous games that are offered by the Oklahoma Lottery including the Mega Millions and Powerball – two of the largest world lotteries – as well as the HOT LOTTO which is also a multi-state USA Lottery game. We will first of all take a look at these multi-state USA Lottery games – that the OK Lottery offers in conjunction with the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) and the Mega Millions Consortium – and later move on to the other OK Lotto games that are available. Currently – the games offered by the Oklahoma State Lottery that it is possible for players anywhere in the world to buy lottery tickets online for are these three huge US Lotteries – the Mega Millions, the Powerball and the HOT LOTTO. Other games offered by the Oklahoma Lottery that can be played in-state are noted further down the page – if any of these Oklahoma Lotto games become available to a wider audience at a later date – we will be writing about it here.
Oklahoma 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 world record jackpot of an incredible US$ 365 Million. This sum is the largest lottery jackpot ever won to date on a single lottery ticket. 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.
Oklahoma Powerball – Overview
The Oklahoma Lottery is 1 of 44 US State Lotteries & District Lotteries that offer the Powerball game – in this case the Oklahoma Powerball – as part of its overall portfolio of lottery games. The Oklahoma Powerball Lottery was first sold on January 14th 2006 when the Oklahoma Lottery Commission became the 32nd member to join the MUSL – Multi State Lottery Association – who run & syndicate the game across the USA.
Oklahoma Powerball – How It Works
The Oklahoma 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 Powerball Oklahoma 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 Powerball OK take place twice every week on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9.59pm CST (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 OK Powerball a chance to increase their winnings on all levels of the prize structure apart from the Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma Lottery players to increase their Powerball winnings by an incredible 10 times! So, for just an extra dollar – you can choose to increase your Oklahoma Lottery Powerball winnings on all levels except the jackpot – by adding the Power Ball POWER PLAY option when playing. Click Here to Play POWERBALL Now
Oklahoma Powerball Results
With the Oklahoma Powerball being drawn every week on both Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9.59pm CST (10.59 EST) there are various ways you can check the Powerball winning numbers. You can find the latest Oklahoma Powerball results at all Oklahoma State Lottery retailers, from OK Lottery terminals and here online at Global Lottery Review where you can also look up previous OK Powerball results. The Oklahoma Powerball results and Powerball winning numbers are also broadcast live on the following television channels throughout the state of Oklahoma…
KOCB (CW) in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Powerball – Odds of Winning
There are 9 separate ways that you can win on this Oklahoma Lottery game providing a great chance to win something on the OK Powerball. Odds range from 1 in 195.24 million for correctly matching all the Oklahoma Lottery Powerball winning numbers right down to 1 in 61 for matching just 1 number correctly. Overall odds of winning any prize on the Powerball OK are just 1 in 35. See the Powerball Odds and Prizes calculation table on the separate Oklahoma Powerball page for a complete list of odds and prizes for this game.
Oklahoma Mega Millions
Mega Millions is a Multi-State USA Lottery game 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 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.
Oklahoma Mega Millions – Overview
The Oklahoma Lottery is 1 of 42 US State Lotteries & District Lotteries that offer the Mega Millions – in this case the Oklahoma Mega Millions – as part of its overall portfolio of lottery games. The Oklahoma Mega Millions was first sold on January 31st 2010 when the Multi State Lottery Association (MUSL) who run the Powerball game – of which the OK Lottery is a member – entered into a cross-selling agreement with the Mega Millions consortium – allowing the sales of Mega Millions in Powerball states and Powerball in Mega Millions states.
Oklahoma Mega Millions – How It Works
The OK 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 Oklahoma Lottery Mega Millions. 6 numbers are drawn in total for the OK Mega Millions – from 2 separate drawing machines – firstly 5 numbers from 56 white balls are drawn and then 1 number (the MEGAball) from 46 gold balls. Draws for the Oklahoma Mega Millions take place twice every week on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.00pm CST (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 Oklahoma Lottery Mega Millions a chance to increase their winnings on all levels of the prize structure apart from the OK 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
So, for just an extra dollar – you can choose to increase your Oklahoma 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 
Oklahoma Mega Millions Results
With the Oklahoma Mega Millions being drawn every week on both Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.00pm CST (11.00pm EST) there are numerous ways you can check the Mega Millions winning numbers. You can find the latest Oklahoma Mega Millions results from any Oklahoma Lottery retailer, from OK Lottery terminals and here online at Global Lottery Review where you can also look up previous OK Mega Millions results. The OK Mega Millions winning numbers are also broadcast live on the following TV channels in the State of Oklahoma…
KOKH (FOX) in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Mega Millions – Odds of Winning
There are 9 separate ways that you can win on this Oklahoma State Lottery game providing a great chance to win something on the OK Mega Millions. Odds range from 1 in 175.71 million for correctly matching all the Oklahoma Lottery 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 OK are just 1 in 39. See the Mega Millions Odds and Prizes calculation table on the separate Oklahoma Mega Millions page for a complete list of odds and prizes.
Other Oklahoma Lottery Games…
In addition to the OK Lottery Powerball, Mega Millions and HOT LOTTO games which can be played from anywhere – the Oklahoma Lottery also offers various other lotto games which can be played within Oklahoma itself like – CASH 5, PICK 3, PICK 4 and numerous OK Lotto Scratchers. If any of these other Oklahoma Lotto games become available to a wider audience outside of Oklahoma at a later date we will write about it here.
Oklahoma Lottery – Who Can Play?
In the past – you would have had to buy your lottery ticket in the state of Oklahoma itself to take part in any of the Oklahoma State Lottery games – including the OK Powerball and Oklahoma Mega Millions. These days though – you can play both the Mega Millions Online and 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 Oklahoma or the USA but wish to play either the Powerball or Mega Millions this is simple to do using the right lottery ticket sales companies where you can quickly and easily buy lottery tickets online – and save yourself a fair amount of time too – allowing you to play no matter where you live. The Oklahoma State Lottery requires all players to be at least 18 years of age before purchasing any OK Lotto tickets including tickets for the OK Mega Millions and OK Powerball.
Oklahoma Lottery – How Are Prizes Paid?
If you have won either an OK Powerball, Mega Millions or HOT LOTTO jackpot – you will be able to claim your prize as either a cash lump sum or as an annuity payment – you will need to make this choice within 60 days of making your claim. If you choose the annuity option – your winnings will be paid to you annually over a 26 year period for the Oklahoma Mega Millions, a 29 year period for the Oklahoma Powerball and a 24 year period for the Oklahoma Hot Lotto. For all OK Lottery online game prizes you will have 180 days from the date of the draw to make your claim before your OK Lotto ticket will expire – for Scratcher prizes you will have 90 days from the announced end game date. If your win on the Oklahoma Lottery is up to US$ 599.99 – you will be able to claim your winnings at any Oklahoma State Lottery retailers or by mail. If you’ve had an OK Lotto win of between US$ 600 and US$ 5,000 – you will need to claim your prize from the Oklahoma State Lottery headquarters in Oklahoma City or by mail. If you’ve had an OK Lotto win of more than US$ 5,000 – you will need to claim your prize in person at the Oklahoma Lottery Commission Headquarters in Oklahoma City. 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.
Oklahoma Lottery Timeline – History 2003 April sees legislation in the State of Oklahoma passed which will be put to a vote of its citizens – to determine whether or not a State Lottery and a Lottery Trust Fund should be created within Oklahoma. 2004 On November 2nd – the people of Oklahoma vote a resounding “Yes” to the creation of a lottery within their State – and so the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund is formed. The Oklahoma Education Lottery Act is also passed – which creates the Oklahoma Lottery Commission. 2005 The Oklahoma Lottery Commission begins selling its first OK Lottery tickets on October 12th. These first tickets are Scratchers for a game that has a top prize of US$ 777 and is called LUCKY 7’s. On November 10th – the Oklahoma Lottery Commission introduces its first main online OK Lotto game – PICK 3. With PICK 3 – players need to pick 3 numbers from 1 to 9. 2006 The Oklahoma State Lottery becomes the 32nd member to join the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) on January 14th 2006. As an MUSL member – the OK Lottery joins the national POWERBALL game and begins to sell Oklahoma Powerball tickets. 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 to date in the world on a single lottery ticket. On June 17th – the WJW Investment Trust are the lucky winners of what is the very first Oklahoma Powerball jackpot – an incredible US$ 101.8 Million. The Trust decided to take the cash option of US$ 46,276,534.29. This win still stands as the second biggest OK POWERBALL jackpot won to date. The Oklahoma Lottery introduces its second in-state online OK Lotto game – CASH 5 – on September 5th. The CASH 5 has a matrix of 5/36 and draws on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 2007 June 27th saw Don and Joyce Harvey from Muldrow win US$105.8 Million on the OK POWERBALL. The Harvey’s decided upon the cash option of US$ 46,837,771 for what was Oklahoma’s second POWERBALL jackpot win – a win that still ranks as the NUMBER ONE OK POWERBALL win to date. On July 14th – the OK Lottery adds a third draw to its online CASH 5 game. Saturday drawings now compliment the existing draws on Tuesdays and Thursdays. In October – the Oklahoma Lottery Commission introduces a TV game show where players could win up to US$ 50,000. The show was aired on KOCB and COX Communications Cable channel. 2008 As an existing member of the Multi-State Lottery Association the Oklahoma Lottery joins in a second national MUSL game – the HOT LOTTO – on January 3rd. The HOT LOTTO was originally launched on April 2nd 2002 and has draws every Wednesday and Saturday at 9.59pm CST. January 3rd also sees the Multi-State Lottery Association introduce a "Sizzler" feature to its HOT LOTTO game – which multiplies non-jackpot prizes. The Oklahoma State Lottery introduces a new Scratcher game on February 12th – BLACKJACK – which costs US$ 1 a play and a top prize of US$ 2,100. A US$ 84.9 Million jackpot was won on the OK POWERBALL on July 2nd by the Heritage Trust. This still stands as the third largest jackpot to be won on the Oklahoma POWERBALL so far. A new US$ 2 Scratcher is introduced by the Oklahoma Lottery on December 2nd – OKC THUNDER which has a top prize of US$ 10,000. 2009 January 4th sees some significant changes to the POWERBALL game – the intention being to create larger jackpot prizes and produce even more winners. Starting jackpots are now up to US$ 20 Million, a new US$ 1 Million prize level is created and the Powerball matrix changes to 5/59 + 1/39. Also – drawings for the Powerball now move to Orlando’s Universal Studios in the State of Florida – with the Florida Lottery joining the MUSL in selling POWERBALL Tickets. February 24th sees 2 new US$ 2 Scratchers introduced by the Oklahoma Lottery. BINGO and 3D CUBE CASH both have top prizes of US$ 15,000. BLACKJACK SHOWDOWN – another new Scratcher – is brought out by the OK Lottery on March 31st. At US$ 5 per play – the top prize is US$ 40,000. June 23rd see 2 further Scratchers introduced by the Oklahoma Lottery – firstly the US$ 1 ACE OF SPACES with a US$ 3,000 top prize – and secondly the US$ 2 SLOTS OF FUN with a top prize of US$ 15,000. The Oklahoma Lottery Commission increases the draws for its CASH 5 game to every night with effect from July. July 28th sees 4 new Oklahoma Lottery Scratchers introduced – the US$ 3 CROSSWORD with a US$ 20,000 top prize, the US$ 2 CASH INVASION with a US$ 10,000 top prize, the US$ 1 MATCH 3 TRIPLER with a top prize of US$ 3,000 and the US$1 7-11-21 with a US$ 2,100 top prize. The World Poker Tour: TEXAS HOLD ‘EM Scratcher costing US$ 5 is introduced by the Oklahoma Lottery on August 25th with a top prize of US$ 25,000. September 20th sees the Oklahoma State Lottery alter the method it uses to draw its CASH 5 and PICK 3 games. A random number generator is used from now on – replacing the more traditional draw methods. On September 29th the OK Lottery brings out 4 new Scratchers – the US$ 2 games of MONOPOLY that has a top prize of US$ 15,000 as well as 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 Oklahoma Lottery would begin selling MEGA MILLIONS tickets come January. 4 more new Scratchers are introduced by the OK Lottery on October 27th. Firstly there is the $50,000 JACKPOT for US$ 5 per play and a top prize that matches its name. Also the US$ 2 DEUCES WILD with a US$ 10,000 top prize – and the US$ 1 games of JACK FROST and PENG WIN – with top prizes of US$ 2,000 and US$ 1,000 respectively. The End of the Rainbow Trust wins an Oklahoma Lottery POWERBALL jackpot of an exciting US$ 32 Million jackpot on November 21st. This is currently the 4th biggest OK POWERBALL jackpot won to date. 2010 On January 31st the Oklahoma Lottery Commission sold its first lottery tickets for the national MEGA MILLIONS game – as a direct result of the recently made cross-selling agreement between the Mega Millions Consortium and the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) – in October 2009. February 10th sees one of the earliest Oklahoma MEGA MILLIONS big winners – when Jeffery Haff from Claremore scoops US$ 250,000. On May 20th – Terry Davis from Afton also enjoys a won of US$ 250,000 on the Oklahoma Lottery MEGA MILLIONS. The biggest win so far on the Oklahoma Lottery MEGA MILLIONS is an exciting US$ 1 Million on May 21st by Jackie Ruff from Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma Lottery – Where the Money Goes…
Net proceeds raised by the Oklahoma Lottery go right back to the citizens of Oklahoma State – with all monies going towards the area of education within the state. Education in Oklahoma is the sole recipient of OK Lottery funding which is distributed via the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund. Pre-K Education right through to Higher Education benefits from OK Lottery funding – monies going to support and improvements and enhancements for educational purposes – with 45% going towards K-12 education including benefits for public school teachers and support employees as well as development programs for early childhood. 45% of lottery funding also goes towards helping students attend universities and colleges with tuition grants, loans and scholarships – plus the construction of educational facilities. The remainder goes towards the Teachers' Retirement System Dedicated Revenue Revolving Fund and the School Consolidation and Assistance Fund. Click Here to Play the Oklahoma POWERBALL Now
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