A Million Bucks A Year? South Dakota Lottery Gets Exciting

Lottery players in South Dakota will soon have a new way to try and hit it big.

Beginning February 22, South Dakota will join 28 other states and Washington DC to offer the Millionaire for Life game.

According to the South Dakota Lottery, the game offers players a grand prize of $1 million a year for life and a second prize of $100,000 a year for life. Those top jackpots will be awarded as annual payments, guaranteed for at least 20 years. Players will also have the option of choosing a one-time cash option of $18 million for the top prize and $2.2 million for the second prize.

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Millionaire for Life will cost $5 per play, and drawings will be held every night. The odds of winning are 1-in-22.9 million, which are significantly better than the top prize odds in other national draw games. The overall game odds are 1-in-8.46.

With the introduction of Millionaire for Life, Lucky for Life sales will end after the Saturday, Feb. 21 drawing.

Along with South Dakota, Millionaire for Life will be available for purchase in Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

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