The Hot Lotto game was be retired on October 28, 2017, with a new version of Lotto*America replacing it on November 12. 2by2 was played in a similar fashion as Daily Millions was, but with a smaller top prize. MUSL has retired several games, including 2by2, Ca$hola (video lottery), Daily Millions, Lotto*America, Rolldown, and the Powerball scratchcard game the latter was tied to a weekly television game show produced for two years in Hollywood, California called Powerball: The Game Show (hosted by Bob Eubanks) then for two years from the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, called Powerball Instant Millionaire (hosted by Todd Newton.
Game changes often are made in hopes of increasing a game's membership. In other words, game changes for Mega Millions (46 members) or 2by2 (three members) must be approved by all lotteries offering that game before a new format is implemented. Since MUSL games are multi-jurisdictional, these games need unanimous approval before one is changed. (Wild Card held its final drawing on February 24, 2016). Powerball is also offered in Puerto Rico, where Mega Millions is not currently offered.īesides Powerball, MUSL has operated the Hot Lotto and 2by2 draw games, and the Monopoly Millionaires' Club scratch-game series, including the MMC television game show the game show aired its final episode in April 2016. Īs of 2016, Powerball and Mega Millions were both offered in 46 jurisdictions, including the District of Columbia and the U.S. Route 62 straddling Sharon, Pennsylvania and Masury, Ohio sold both Mega Millions (via the Ohio Lottery) and Powerball (via the Pennsylvania Lottery) before the agreement and continues to be the only retailer to sell tickets for both states' lotteries. īefore the agreement, the only places that sold both Mega Millions and Powerball tickets were retailers that sat on state lines and offered multiple lotteries one retailer on U.S.
Likewise, MUSL members may offer Mega Millions through a special MUSL product group that coordinates with the Mega Millions consortium. The consortium members did not join MUSL they were licensed by MUSL to sell Powerball, and the consortium coordinates their Powerball participation with MUSL.
On January 31, 2010, all but 2 of the 12 Mega Millions consortium lotteries began selling Powerball tickets. On October 13, 2009, MUSL signed an agreement with the consortium of states that operated the similar Mega Millions lottery, which allowed MUSL members to sell Mega Millions tickets and consortium members to sell Powerball tickets. Powerball was a unique game using two drums, suggested to MUSL by Steve Caputo of the Oregon Lottery. That game was changed to Powerball its first drawing was in April 1992. Its first game was launched in February 1988, Lotto America. MUSL was formed in December 1987, by seven U.S. MUSL was created to facilitate the operation of multi-jurisdictional lottery games, most notably Powerball. The Multi-State Lottery Association ( MUSL) is an American non-profit, government-benefit association owned and operated by agreement of its 34 member lotteries. states and territories which are part of the Multi-State Lottery Association
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