Hot Lotto - Hot Lotto Participants

Hot Lotto Participants

Original members (game began in April 2002):

  • Iowa
  • Minnesota
  • Montana
  • New Hampshire
  • South Dakota
  • West Virginia

Joined since the game started:

  • District of Columbia (April 2004)
  • North Dakota (June 2004)
  • Kansas (March 2006)
  • New Mexico (November 2006)
  • Idaho (October 2007)
  • Oklahoma (January 3, 2008)
  • Delaware (January 28, 2008)
  • Vermont (July 2009)
  • Maine (October 2009)

The 15 Hot Lotto participants are spread out over most regions of the contiguous USA; an exception is the Southeast, where all four lotteries offering Decades of Dollars are found. (Three of those lotteries took part in Lotto South, from 2001 to 2006.)

The minimum age to purchase a Hot Lotto ticket is 18, except in Iowa, where it is 21.

Subscription play for Hot Lotto is available in North Dakota, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Minnesota; however, all jurisdictions that offer Hot Lotto allow advance play; the number of draws varies by member.

Subscription play is restricted to adults who reside within one of the four jurisdictions (see above), with the exception of New Hampshire; players may buy subscriptions via the New Hampshire Lottery, even if their residence is elsewhere.

Since Hot Lotto is a multi-jurisdictional game, a jackpot winner selecting "cash option" does not necessarily collect their prize in lump sum. This is because each of the 15 members hold on to the accumulating jackpot money until after the jackpot is won. A cash option winner, initially, receives a payment representing the cash in the jackpot pool accumulated from the winning Hot Lotto member; then a second payment for the remainder of the cash value, for the funds accumulated from the jackpot pool from each of the other lotteries.

The District of Columbia, then Idaho, added the Sizzler option after it became available in January 2008.

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