Powerball and Mega Millions get all the lottery headlines, but there’s a new game coming to America this weekend. And it stands to make you an instant millionaire seven nights a week.
The Multi-State Lottery Association, the nonprofit group that runs Powerball on behalf of the interstate lottery game’s 48 participating member jurisdictions, will debut a new nationwide game this Sunday, Feb. 22. The draw product is called Millionaire for Life, and each draw gives players a chance to win up to $1 million a year for life.
Winning a million dollars a year for life is the jackpot of a lifetime,” said Tom Seaver, the senior director of the Colorado Lottery, who is heading up the oversight of the new game. "Millionaire for Life adds a strong new option to lottery game portfolios while giving players more choice in how and when they play for these life-changing prizes.”
Millionaire for Life is debuting in 30 states and the District of Columbia. Participating jurisdictions include Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Central Time Zone Lottery Drawing
Unlike Powerball and Mega Millions, which are drawn at 10:59 pm and 11:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST), Millionaire for Life will be drawn nightly in the Central Standard Time zone at 10:15 pm. CST is an hour behind EST.
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