Lucky for Life Participating States
The game was launched in Connecticut in March 2012, before expanding to the rest of New England three years later and then even more states. With such a large pool of potential players, it became possible to offer even more exciting prizes.
The map/table below shows all the participating states, along with the date when each one joined Lucky for Life.
| State | Date Joined |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | January 27, 2015 |
| Colorado | July 17, 2016 |
| Connecticut | 2009 |
| Delaware | January 27, 2015 |
| District of Columbia | February 15, 2015 |
| Idaho | January 27, 2015 |
| Iowa | January 24, 2016 |
| Kansas | November 15, 2016 |
| Kentucky | March 22, 2015 |
| Maine | March 3, 2012 |
| Massachusetts | March 15, 2012 |
| Michigan | January 27, 2015 |
| Montana | January 27, 2015 |
| Nebraska | August 20, 2017 |
| New Hampshire | 2012 |
| North Carolina | February 7, 2016 |
| North Dakota | February 26, 2016 |
| Ohio | November 15, 2015 |
| Oklahoma | February 25, 2018 |
| Rhode Island | 2012 |
| South Dakota | June 4, 2017 |
| Vermont | 2012 |
| Wyoming | December 4, 2016 |
Please select a state to see the details:
Missouri, South Carolina and Minnesota have also previously participated in Lucky for Life. Missouri switched to Cash4Life in April 2021, while South Carolina and Minnesota stopped taking part in June of the same year.
You can buy tickets in any of the jurisdictions shown in the table above, even if you are not a resident. You just need to make sure that you also claim prizes in the same state. The minimum age to play is 18, apart from Nebraska where it is 19 and Iowa where it is 21.
The main rules of the game are the same everywhere, but there are minor differences such as the cut-off time for ticket sales and your options for entering multiple draws. The claiming period and processes also differ from state to state