News Release PDF
DATE: Wednesday, March 20, 2013
CONTACT: Sally Lunsford 785-296-5708
sally.lunsford@kslottery.net
Hot Lotto Game is changing May 12; Fewer Multi-Draws Available
after March 23 Drawing
Kansas is getting ready for a
new version of Hot Lotto, coming May 12. Among the enhancements to
Hot Lotto will be:
- Federal and state income
withholding taxes will be paid on the grand prize. If a player wins
a $10 million jackpot, he or she will receive a payment of $10
million.
- The jackpot will be paid in a
cash lump sum only (no annuity option).
- Many prize amounts will be
increased substantially - see chart below.
The game change will affect
Kansas players who like to purchase tickets for multiple
consecutive drawings. To prepare, the Kansas Lottery is "stepping
down" the number of consecutive Hot Lotto drawings players can
purchase between March 23 and May 11. The first drawing of the new
Hot Lotto game will take place May 15.
Here's the timeframe for the
stepdown of multi-draw Hot Lotto tickets, along with the maximum
number of multi-draws available for the Hot Lotto drawing on each
date:
Saturday, March 23, 2013 -
15
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 -
10
Saturday, March 30, 2013 -
10
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 -
10
Saturday, April 6, 2013 -
10
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 -
10
Saturday, April 13, 2013 -
5
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 -
5
Saturday, April 20, 2013 -
5
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 -
5
Saturday, April 27, 2013 -
5
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 -
4
Saturday, May 4, 2013 -
3
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 -
2
Saturday, May 11, 2013 -
1
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 -
15
In the new Hot Lotto game,
players will choose the first 5 numbers from a set of 47 numbers
(instead of the current 39). Players will continue to
choose 1 number from a set of 19 for the Hot Ball. Hot Lotto
jackpots start at $1 million and continue to grow until someone
wins. In addition to winning the jackpot, there are eight
other ways to win playing Hot Lotto:
MATCH
*NEW HOT
LOTTO
CURRENT HOT LOTTO
Match 5 + Hot
Ball
Jackpot
Jackpot
Match
5 $30,000
$10,000
Match 4 + Hot
Ball $3,000
$500
Match
4
$100
$50
Match 3 + Hot
Ball
$50
$50
Match
3
$6
$4
Match 2 + Hot
Ball $6
$4
Match 1 + Hot
Ball
$3
$3
Match Hot
Ball
$2
$2
*Starting with May 15, 2013
drawing.
Not only are many prizes
higher with the new Hot Lotto game, purchasing the Sizzler option
for an extra $1 per play will still multiply all winnings by three
except for the jackpot!
Kansas players have won five
multimillion dollar Hot Lotto jackpots since Kansas began offering
the Hot Lotto game in 2006. Click here for a list of Hot
Lotto jackpot winners: Hot Lotto
Millionaires.
Hot Lotto is currently played in
District of Columbia, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maine,
Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshure, New Mexico, North Dakota,
Oklahoma, South Dakota, Vermont and West Virginia. Tennessee
will join Hot Lotto in May.
Hot Lotto drawings are held
Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9:40 p.m. Central Time. Players have
until 8:59 p.m. on draw days to purchase Hot Lotto
tickets.
For more information on games,
promotions, winning numbers, and unclaimed prizes, or to join the
free Kansas Lottery Players Club, visit www.kslottery.com.