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Today’s edition · Fri., Nov. 13

Montana Millionaire sold out by 2:40 p.m. Thursday

Plus, Frontier Conference volleyball semifinals at Carroll and a delayed Westside Woods vote.

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LotteryTop story

Montana Millionaire sold out by 2:40 p.m. Thursday after a rocky Nov. 1 launch

Montana Millionaire tickets left dropped fast Thursday

Source: NonStop Local Montana

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Tickets left
7:23 a.m.435.2K
7:26 a.m.365.4K
7:49 a.m.292.1K
8:37 a.m.185.1K
10:35 a.m.90,450
2:40 p.m.0

If you tried for a ticket Thursday, the game sold out at 2:40 p.m., according to the Montana Lottery. All 720,000 tickets are gone. If you bought one, even back on Nov. 1, you're eligible for every upcoming drawing.

Thursday's sale was a do-over. On Nov. 1, terminals stopped feeding out tickets and many showed "Transaction not allowed." The lottery postponed the game that morning. Director Bob Brown called it "the worst scenario that we could have imagined." The lottery said a new system couldn't keep up and instant wins were awarded more often than intended. Vendor will pay over $600,000 to cover some costs.

The Nov. 1 launch triggered $608,600 in instant prizes

12,947
tickets sold in the original sale
991
$100 instant winners
1,019
$500 instant winners
$608,600
in instant prize money won

Sources: NonStop Local Montana, NonStop Local Billings

  • Nov. 30: $250,000 drawing for tickets sold through Quarter Million Monday
  • Dec. 28: six $1 million grand prizes drawn
  • Dec. 28: $20,000 Player's Club drawing, entered through the app

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News Notes

Volleyball

The volleyball tournament opened Thursday at Carroll College, and four teams moved on to Friday's semifinals. Bellevue (Neb.) plays Montana Western at 5 p.m., then Carroll takes on Montana Tech at 7:30 p.m., both at Carroll's PE Center. The championship is Saturday at 7 p.m., and the conference has two automatic bids to the NAIA national tournament. See photos from Thursday's quarterfinals. MontanaSports.comThe Independent Record

Two Frontier Conference volleyball semifinals are set for Friday

  • Bellevue (Neb.)
    Montana Western
    Fri., 5 p.m.At Carroll's PE Center
  • Carroll College
    Montana Tech
    Fri., 7:30 p.m.At Carroll's PE Center

Source: MontanaSports.com

Westside Woods

A vote on potential timeline changes for Helena's under-construction subdivision has been delayed until Nov. 23. The developer, Sussex Construction, asked for the delay. The Independent Record

Trauma care

A new state report found Montana's trauma care system improved in key areas but still faces strain, especially in rural and frontier communities. The health department pointed to workforce shortages, rising costs, long transport distances and high demand. NonStop Local Montana

Elk study

A Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and Montana State University study found that hunting access and harvest regulations can significantly influence where elk move during hunting season. Researchers fitted about 60 female elk with GPS collars in central Montana's Devil's Kitchen Elk Management Unit. NBC Montana

All-State soccer

Helena Capital had one player among the Western AA's 11 All-State soccer picks. Missoula Hellgate led all teams with four selections, and Missoula Sentinel had three. Daily Inter Lake

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The Wrap

Candles, a church, and a little Paris: the Helena Symphony's Mozart by Candlelight plays music by Mozart, Fauré, and Poulenc at St. Paul's United Methodist Church tonight and again Saturday, Nov. 14. It's a Friday the 13th with a lovely, glowing twist. Ooh la la.

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  2. Wed., Nov. 11Montana PSC approves the NorthWestern Energy and Black Hills merger, 3-2
  3. Tues., Nov. 10Montana asks appeals court to reverse the American Prairie bison ruling
  4. Mon., Nov. 9Frontier Conference volleyball tournament starts Thursday in Helena
  5. Sun., Nov. 8Montana Millionaire sales resume Thursday, and Tech wins in overtime
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Good Day Helenato me · Fri., Nov. 136:00 a.m.

Montana Millionaire sold out by 2:40 p.m. Thursday

Plus, Frontier Conference volleyball semifinals at Carroll and a delayed Westside Woods vote.

The TLDR

  1. Montana Millionaire sold out by 2:40 p.m. Thursday
  2. Frontier Conference volleyball semifinals are Friday at Carroll
  3. Westside Woods vote on timeline changes delayed to Nov. 23
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