PLAY THE GAME THAT’S “HOT!”

For a lottery game that’s really “hot,” visit an authorized retailer in the District of Columbia, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, or West Virginia and get in on the chance to win a cool million or more! Hot Lotto jackpots start at $1 million and continue to grow until someone wins.

“I always buy Quick Pick tickets when I play Hot Lotto,” explained the winner.  “I play twice a week and purchase a minimum of $20 each time.  The most I’ve won before now was $100, twice.”

As the winner of the Hot Lotto jackpot, he had a choice – take the grand prize as an annuity paid over 24 years (25 payments), or take a cash lump sum payment.  The winner took the lump sum payment, which is $3.2 million before taxes.

The winner, who is a business owner, plans to continue working.

“I’ve worked hard all my life,” the winner said.  “I wouldn’t know what to do if I wasn’t busy.”

However, the Pittsburg resident does plan to enjoy his winnings.

“I plan to take my kids and grandkids on vacation,” said the winner.  “We’re thinking about a cruise.”

The store that sold the jackpot-winning Hot Lotto ticket is Frontenac’rs, located in Frontenac, Kansas.

Oklahoma Resident Claims $3.8 Million Hot Lotto Jackpot!
Oklahoma City resident, Steve Trimble, is Oklahoma 's first Hot Lotto jackpot winner with a ticket worth $3.8 million. He purchased the winning ticket at Q-Max, a convenience store located in Oklahoma City. A former employee at Oklahoma City 's CMC Steel Group, Trimble quit his job the day after learning he had the winning ticket. He said his hands were shaking and he could barely drive due to the excitement.

“I've been working since I was 12 years old,” said 50-year-old Trimble. “I never thought I would be a millionaire and I'm looking forward to enjoying my early retirement.” His tentative plans for the future include playing more golf, traveling and investing his earnings. He let the computer pick his number and he feels blessed to have won. Hot Lotto launched in Oklahoma on Jan. 3, 2008.

Cody purchased his ticket at Freedom Valu Center in Red Wing. He said that he stops at the store twice a week to fill his pickup with gasoline for his work commute to Smead Manufacturing in Hastings. On Thanksgiving morning, he returned to the store and asked the clerk to scan his ticket. Cody said that a message printed indicating that the prize was too large to redeem at the store. The store clerk then printed the winning numbers and realized Cody was the jackpot winner. “She was very gracious and kind to me,” said Cody.

New Mexico Man Shares $2 Million Hot Lotto Jackpot!
A Farmington man has claimed his share of the August 4th Hot Lotto jackpot.  Edward Boyd and a player in Minnesota both had tickets with the jackpot winning numbers.  Boyd and the Minnesota player will share the estimated $2 million annuity jackpot equally. Each winner can choose between an estimated $1 million annuity option and a $588,818 pre-tax cash option.

Boyd, 51, buys both Hot Lotto and Powerball tickets every Wednesday and Saturday at the 7-2-11 Food Store in Farmington. Even though he knew a winning jackpot ticket had been sold in New Mexico, Boyd was in no hurry to check his ticket. The winning ticket languished in his truck for several days until Boyd sold the vehicle and began cleaning it out for the new owner. “The ticket was in a trash bag in my living room,” Boyd said. He plans to use the prize to help his family and invest the remainder in real estate.

Second Time's the Charm for Minnesota Man!
It may have only been the second time Ebenezer Longe of Minneapolis purchased a Hot Lotto ticket, but that's all it took. A ticket Longe purchased for the Aug. 4 drawing was one of two sold to match all six winning numbers to win half of the $2 million jackpot.

Longe says he is a regular player of Powerball and other Minnesota games, but decided to try Hot Lotto after a store clerk at Bryn Mawr Market in Minneapolis recommended the game. “I didn't win on the first ticket so I wasn't interested in buying another one,” said Longe. Until the store clerk convinced him otherwise. “He told me, ‘You need to buy Hot Lotto, there's a better chance of winning,'” recalled Longe. So he decided to give the game another try — and the clerk's persistence paid off for Longe in a big way!