Most frequent lottery players spend much of their time focused on the ticket games. It makes sense. The payouts from Powerball, Mega Million, and Tri-State Megabucks are in the tens of millions of dollars. Sometimes, these jackpots reach a billion dollars. I am guilty of this, too. Most...
In April 1985, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont became the first states to participate in a multi-state lottery, the Tri-State Compact. Additional games were added in the next seven years, including the popular “Megabucks” and Tri-State “Cash 5”.[6] In 1992, the Maine Legislature ...