Hot Lotto (multi-lottery Game)
Hot Lotto is available through 15 lotteries, including West Virginia's; it is drawn Wednesdays and Saturdays. Hot Lotto, the only game played in West Virginia where numbers are drawn by a random number generator (other than its keno and video slot machines), draws five white numbers from 1 through 39, and the orange "Hot Ball", numbered 1 through 19. The jackpot starts at $1,000,000 (annuitized with cash option), increasing by at least $50,000 if there is no top prize winner. Hot Lotto also has an option, called Sizzler (similar to the original version of Powerball's PowerPlay); it triples non-jackpot prizes.
Hot Lotto began in 2002 with six lotteries, including West Virginia's. Other than the addition of the Sizzler tripler in 2008, the game has been unchanged; however, a new version of Hot Lotto will become available on May 12, 2013. The new format includes adding 8 white ball numbers to the current 39, and a change in the advertised jackpot, from annuity before withholdings, to all-cash/"taxes-paid".
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