Colorado Lottery

Colorado Lottery
RegionColorado
Regulated byMulti-State Lottery Association
Highest jackpot$27,000,000[1]
Odds of winning jackpot
  • 3,838,380 to 1 (Colorado Lotto+)
  • 201,376 to 1 (Cash 5)
  • 1,000 to 1 (Pick 3)
Number of games6
Websitewww.coloradolottery.com
Colorado Lottery mascots
The Colorado Lottery Dream Machine in Pueblo, CO.

The Colorado Lottery is run by the state government of Colorado. It is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association(MUSL).

The Colorado Lottery began on January 24, 1983, initially selling only scratch tickets. Its first drawing took place on April 23, 1983.[2]

Colorado Lottery games include Cash 5 (with a 5-of-32 matrix), Pick 3, Colorado Lotto+, Mega Millions, Lucky for Life, and Powerball; it also sells scratch tickets. Colorado has offered fewer drawing games than most U.S. lotteries even though it began in the early 1980s; Powerball was not available in Colorado until 2001. Colorado joined Mega Millions on May 16, 2010 (the same day as South Dakota) as part of the MUSL cross-selling agreement involving both major jackpot games.

Colorado joined Lucky for Life on July 17, 2016; as of September 2017, Lucky for Life is available in 24 states and the District of Columbia (The game began in Connecticut in 2009, as Lucky-4-Life.)[not verified in body].

Colorado Lottery revenues are directed to outdoor recreation, parks, trails, rivers, wildlife, and open space by a state constitutional amendment approved by voters in 1992. 50 percent of Lottery proceeds go to a trust fund administered by Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO).[3] GOCO distributes the funds through competitive grants to local governments and land trusts, 40 percent to the Conservation Trust Fund,[clarification needed] and 10 percent goes to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.[4] After the GOCO cap[clarification needed] is met, proceeds fall into the BEST fund (Building Excellent Schools Today).[5]

  1. ^ Nicholson, Kieran (January 20, 2022). "Two winners will split a $25 million Colorado Lotto+ jackpot". Denver: The Denver Post.
  2. ^ "Colorado (CO) Lottery – Winning Numbers & Results". www.lotteryusa.com. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  3. ^ "Home". goco.org.
  4. ^ Colorado Parks and Wildlife website
  5. ^ "Giving Back - Proceeds Partners :: Colorado Lottery". Archived from the original on 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2014-08-28.