Do you need cash to buy lottery tickets in Colorado?

Any other winnings (not including the jackpot) will be multiplied by the multiplier amount shown on your ticket. Lottery games may be purchased using a debit card where accepted by retailers (not all retailers accept debit cards). Lottery tickets can never be purchased with a credit card.

Can you buy Colorado Lottery tickets with debit card?

In Colorado, Lottery tickets must be purchased using cash or debit card. Credit card purchases are not allowed.

How to cash Colorado Lottery tickets?

Colorado Lottery prizes can be claimed in Lottery Claims offices in Lakewood, Fort Collins, Grand Junction and Pueblo between 8 am and 4:00 pm on weekdays. If you'd like to schedule an appointment, please call 1.800. 999.2959.

How much does a Colorado Lotto ticket cost?

Tickets cost $2. Each ticket will include a variable multiplier (2X, 3X, 4X, 5X). Play Plus for an extra $1 and get a second draw. PLAY MULTIPLE DRAWINGS Buy up to 13 weeks (26 drawings) in advance.

How do Colorado Lottery tickets work?

Choose 5 from 69 numbers and 1 from 26 numbers for the Powerball number. Add Double Play to enter your numbers into an additional drawing to win up to $10 million, and Power Play for a chance to multiply your winnings, for an extra $1 each per line of play.

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How do you play the lottery in Colorado?

Has anyone won the lottery in Colorado?

The Aurora man won the February jackpot that was the largest for the Colorado Lottery game in more than a year. The winning Lotto+ ticket from Feb. 15 that was worth $11.5 million.

What happens when you win the lottery in Colorado?

You must claim at a Colorado Lottery Claim Center in person or you can mail your completed Colorado Lottery Prize Claim Form and signed winning ticket to Colorado Lottery, PO BOX 7, Pueblo, CO 81002. Please allow one to two weeks for processing, and a check will be mailed to you.

How much is a Colorado Mega Millions ticket?

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Mega Millions tickets cost $2 and are available at most Colorado retailers. Add the Megaplier option for an extra $1 per line of play and multiply your winnings up to five times the original amount (excluding jackpot). The Megaplier multiplier (2, 3, 4 or 5) is drawn before the Mega Millions winning numbers.

What lottery ticket wins the most?

The most amount of wins came from the $1 scratch-off tickets, but that is because $1 tickets were the most common type of lottery ticket by a wide margin.

Who won the largest lottery in Colorado?

Six of 42 numbers were chosen. The minimum jackpot was $1 million(annuity with cash option); games cost $1. Colorado Lotto's final drawing was on September 22, 2019, after which it was replaced by Colorado Lotto+. The largest Colorado Lotto jackpot was $27 million, won by Kim Walker of Boulder in 1992.

Can you stay anonymous in Colorado Lottery?

Can I remain anonymous when I claim a prize? If you win on a ticket in Colorado, it is considered part of the Colorado Open Records Act. This means that your first name and first initial of your last name goes onto the Colorado Lottery website. Having your photo taken is optional.

Is Mega Millions cash only?

If you are a Mega Millions® jackpot winner, you will have the choice of a Cash Option or an Annual Payout. Annuity option: Provides for an initial annual payment followed by 29 annual payments. Each payment is 5 percent larger than the previous one.

What are the odds of winning the Colorado Lottery?

Prizes equal 50% of sales. Overall odds of winning Colorado Lotto+ or Plus 1 in 30. Odds of winning jackpot 1 in 3.84 million.

When can you buy lottery tickets in Colorado?

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You can purchase Lotto tickets starting at 4:30 am, Monday through Saturday, and 8:00 am on Sundays. Lotto tickets are sold until 11:59 pm daily, except on Wednesday and Saturday when sales are suspended at 7:30 pm, then resume after the draw break until 11:59 pm.

What are the odds of winning the Colorado Lucky for Life lottery?

GAME ODDS. Prizes equal 59.43% of sales. Overall odds of winning 1 in 8. Odds of winning jackpot prize 1 in 31 million.

How much money do you keep after winning the lottery?

That's because when anyone wins the lottery, the IRS withholds 24% of the winnings off the top. With a really large jackpot, if the winner opted for the lump sum cash value, they would be subject to federal income tax at the top tax rate, which is 37%.

Can a trust win the lottery in Colorado?

A growing number of other states, including Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont, will award prizes to a trust and allow a trustee — usually an attorney — to collect without disclosing the name of the ticket holder.

Has anyone in Colorado ever won the Lucky for Life jackpot?

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at Hampden in Aurora. The winning numbers for the drawing on Thursday, July 28, 2022 were: 5-15-20-37-46 LB: 9. This marks the second Lucky for Life top prize ever won in Colorado.

How many times has Colorado won Powerball?

Does it seem like Coloradans rarely win the big Powerball jackpot? That's because it is true. Since Colorado joined the Powerball in 2001, there have been two jackpot winners -- a man in Rifle won a $90 million jackpot in 2014 and two couples won $20 million in 2007.

Has anyone won the Mega Millions in Colorado?

Colorado has never had a Mega Millions jackpot winner.

How much is a Powerball ticket in Colorado?

Powerball tickets cost $2 and are available at most Colorado retailers. Add the Power Play option for an extra $1 per line of play and multiply your winnings up to ten times the original amount (excluding jackpot and Match 5 prize)*.

What lottery is only in Colorado?

Colorado Lottery's very own in-state Jackpot game, Colorado Lotto+, has created over 435 millionaires and counting. Players choose 6 numbers and prizes are awarded for matching from 3-6 of those numbers.