LotteryFriday, November 13
Montana Millionaire sold out by 2:40 p.m. Thursday after a rocky Nov. 1 launch
The Good Day Helena team
If you tried for a Montana Millionaire 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.
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 |
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 Bally's Intralot 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