Minnesota (MN) Lottery Results: This lottery started in the year 1988 when voters successfully passed a referendum to establish the lottery. A player’s minimum age must be at least of 18 years to be eligible to buy Minnesota lottery.
Minnesota Lottery Results
| Game | Result | Jackpot | Next Jackpot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Powerball |
Sat, Sep 08, 2018
③⑬⑳㉜㉝ ㉑PB |
$114,000,000 | $132,000,000 Tue, Sep 12, 2018 |
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Mega Millions |
Sat, Sep 07, 2018
⑧⑩㊶ ⑩PB 54 68 |
$187,000,000 | $207,000,000 Tue, Sep 11, 2018 |
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Lucky For Life |
Thu, Sep 06, 2018 ⑭㉗㉙㊱㊴ ⑥Lucky Ball | $1,000 | $1000 Mon, Sep 10, 2018 |
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Lotto America |
Wed, Sep 05, 2018
⑬⑳㉖㉚㊶ ⑨ Star Ball |
$7,230,000 | $7,390,000 Sat, Sep 08, 2018 |
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Hot Lotto |
Sat, Oct 28, 2017
⑬㉓㉛㉟㊻ ⑲Hot Ball |
$6,920,000 | Retired |
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Daily 3 |
Thu, Oct 04, 2018 ⑩⑯㉔ |
$500 | $500 Fri, Oct 06, 2018 |
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Gopher 5 |
Thu, Oct 04, 2018 ⑩⑯㉔ |
$950,000 | $1,030,000 Fri, Oct 08, 2018 |
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Northstar Cash |
Thu, Oct 04, 2018 ⑩⑯㉔ |
$47,000 | $25,000 Fri, Oct 06, 2018 |
Games offered:
Below is the list of games offered by Minnesota lottery. It includes in-house games as well as multi-jurisdiction games.
- Daily 3
- Gopher 5
- North Star cash
- Hot lotto
- Lucky for Life
- Mega Millions
- Powerball
It also offers numerous scratch games as well.
How to buy a lottery?
One may buy lotto tickets or instant scratch games tickets through retailers who are available in more than 3,000 locations. Scratch games are also offered by the vending machines, one may find the location of the vending machines on the official website.
How to claim a prize?
- Amount less than $600 can be claimed at any retailers location provided they have cash in hand
- If the winning amount is up to $50000, then one must have to complete the claim form. Once he has completed the claim form, he has to mail the ticket along with his personal details mention at the back of the ticket and claim for to the below address:
Minnesota State Lottery
P.O. Box 131000
Roseville, MN 55113
- Prizes more than. $50,000 has to be claimed in person at the lottery’s headquarters. Before going to claim the prize, one has to first schedule the time, this is because if the winner has not come before 4 pm, he may have to wait for the next business day.
Tax withholdings:
Prize money more than $5000 is taxed at the rate of 31.25% as per the federal and state government regulations.
This 31.25% is divided as 24% against the federal government income tax while remaining 7.25% as the state government income tax.
Even though you are a non-resident of Minnesota, 7.25% of tax would still be levied. You may contact your financial advisor for further help.
Any unclaimed prizes would be expired within 180 days of the date on which ticket has been withdrawn. For scratch tickets, the prize money would be expired within one year of the date on which ticket has been withdrawn.
How are the proceeds spent?
Revenue from Minnesota lottery is used for the benefits of Minnesotan.
Proceeds from the lottery help the state government in enhancing, restoring the wildlife of Minnesota, protect. The native species as well as helps in purifying the quality of air and water by investing in the environment and natural resource trust fand.
61.7 cents out of $1 is used to pay the prize amount to the winner, 7.5cent is used to pay the lottery vendors and to run the administrative tasks related to the lottery and 6 cents is used to pay to the retailers in the form of commission and incentives. 13.72 cent is transferred to the state general fund in order to improve education, health care, public safety etc
