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In addition to the excitement of celebrating Cowboy Draw’sⓇ second anniversary on March 15, a lucky player who purchased a ticket in Casper, Wyo., hit the fifth largest jackpot during Monday’s drawing for $746,022. The ticket was sold at Mountain View Conoco, located at 5076 Yellowstone Highway.
With over $8.9 million in winnings in the last year alone, Wyoming’s game continually brings excitement to the Cowboy State.
“Players’ excitement is growing as it has been nearly five months since we’ve seen Cowboy Draw’s jackpot grow to this size,” said Jon Clontz, WyoLottoTM CEO.
Cowboy Draw made history when it launched in March 2015 as the first WyoLotto game sold only in Wyoming. Since then, the game’s popularity has grown with thousands of $1,000 winners and multiple jackpot wins, including a record-setting $1.8 million winner in February 2016.
Clontz said, “It’s hard to believe we launched this game two years ago. Cowboy Draw has become such a player favorite with its western flair, better odds, and two chances to hit the jackpot starting at $250,000. It truly captures the spirit of Wyoming and WyoLotto.”
In the last year, over 392,000 Cowboy Draw winners have taken home cash prizes. Jackpot winners from the last year include:
Cowboy Draw is Wyoming’s own game, and it is a draw game similar to PowerballⓇ and Mega MillionsⓇ. Players choose two sets of five numbers ranging from 1 to 45. A player who correctly matches all five numbers is the jackpot winner. Players who correctly match four, three, and two numbers also win cash prizes of $1,000, $20, and $5, respectively. Each $5 ticket provides two chances to win. The weekly drawings for Cowboy Draw are held every Monday and Thursday at 2 p.m. MST. The jackpot starts at $250,000 and keeps growing until someone wins.
Players can follow the jackpot amounts for all four games playable in Wyoming by stopping by a local retailer, or by visiting wyolotto.com. Games available in Wyoming include Mega Millions, Powerball, Lucky for LifeⓇ and Cowboy Draw.
A Wyoming PowerballⓇ winner scored $100,000 after the 9 p.m. drawing on Wednesday, Feb. 22. Today, WyoLottoTM officials announced that Curtis Reid of Mills, Wyo. is the lucky Powerball winner. The winning ticket was sold on Feb. 21 at the Maverik in Green River, Wyo., located at 59 Uinta Drive.
Although Reid didn’t hit the $435 million jackpot like the winner in Indiana, he did increase his luck by choosing the Power PlayⓇ and boosting his winning ticket from $50,000 to $100,000. Reid purchased his winning ticket when he travelled through Green River as a truck driver for the Food Bank of the Rockies, a program that supplies food to hunger relief agencies throughout Wyoming.
Reid has won money from the lottery before, but said he was excited to see this winning ticket because, “There are a couple more zeros this time!”
Reid had an inkling that he may be a winner while listening to the radio and realizing the jackpot-winning ticket shared some of the same numbers as his ticket. He remembers thinking, “I have some of those numbers, I’d better check this out.”
After plugging in his numbers four times using WyoLotto’s online number checker, Reid said, “I couldn’t believe it, I was pretty shocked!”
Reid plans to pay off his motorcycle and get a new car. The winnings will also allow him to tour Wyoming and travel by motorcycle to Minnesota this summer.
Reid said he plans to continue playing WyoLotto games, adding, “The best is yet to come, I will definitely keep playing!”
WyoLotto offers four unique draw games including Cowboy DrawTM , Lucky for LifeⓇ, Mega MillionsⓇ, and Powerball. Wyoming has celebrated 1,987,714 winners across the state for all four games, and players have brought home $29,191,618 in total winnings since WyoLotto launched in August 2014.
Following a call from WyoLottoTM, Heather Pridgeon admits that going back to a normal life won’t be easy. The 21-year-old from Wright, Wyo., is still adjusting since learning she’s the retailer winner of WyoLotto’s Trip of a Lifetime giveaway. After only dreaming of travelling, Pridgeon will be living that dream when she visits Ireland to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
On December 4, 2016, in celebration of the launch of the new game, Lucky for LifeⓇ, WyoLotto announced the Trip of a Lifetime giveaway which offered both players and retailers the opportunity to win a trip for two to Ireland.
Today, WyoLotto announced Pridgeon as the retailer winner. She and a guest will travel to the Emerald Isle on an expenses-paid trip that includes roundtrip airfare, hotel accommodations, $3,000 in cash, and a guided tour package. “It seems odd to try and live your life normal again after getting news like this,” said Pridgeon.
Pridgeon has worked alongside her father for seven years at Hank’s Roadside Bar and Grill in Wright, and often sells Lucky for Life tickets to customers. “I love working with my dad, he is one of the most amazing, kind, loving guys in the world,” she said. Pridgeon added, “The best part of working for him is the familiarity and being able to talk to him about anything, which I wouldn’t be able to do with any other boss.”
Whether she and her father were going to a movie, having dinner, or stopping off at the park, the memories of time spent together will always be close to her heart. Pridgeon is now looking forward to creating new memories during their trip to Ireland.
The Trip of a Lifetime giveaway was the perfect opportunity to recognize and thank players and retailers for the valuable roles they play in WyoLotto’s success. Lucky for Life was added to offer a new style of draw game to WyoLotto players, who have the chance to win $1,000 a day for life, $25,000 a year for life, and other cash prizes.
The Wyoming Lottery is a Wyoming brand, born and raised in the Cowboy State. WyoLotto games include Mega MillionsⓇ, PowerballⓇ, Cowboy DrawTM, and now, Lucky for Life.
On December 4, in celebration of the launch of Lucky for LifeⓇ, WyoLottoTM announced the Trip of a Lifetime giveaway which offered players the opportunity to win a trip to Ireland for St. Patrick’s Day.
Today, WyoLotto announced Betty Jensen as the winner of the Trip of a Lifetime giveaway. She and her guest will travel to Ireland on an expenses-paid trip that includes roundtrip airfare, hotel accommodations, $3,000 in cash, and a guided tour package.
“Going to Ireland is not even something I have imagined getting to do,” said Betty Jensen, a loyal WyoLotto player and 30-year Rock Springs resident who works at the local hospital. She will be travelling to Ireland with her husband, Wade, and is still stunned that she is the grand prize winner.
Wade added, “We hardly ever win anything, so this is pretty awesome.” Wade and Betty are originally from North Dakota and love the fishing, open spaces, and clean air of Wyoming.
WyoLotto’s newest game, Lucky for Life, gives players the chance to win $1,000 a day for life along with the opportunity to win $25,000 a year for life or other cash prize options. The Trip of a Lifetime giveaway is the perfect opportunity to recognize and thank players for the valuable role they play in WyoLotto’s success.
The Wyoming Lottery is a Wyoming brand, born and raised in the Cowboy State. WyoLotto games include Mega MillionsⓇ, PowerballⓇ, Cowboy DrawTM, and now, Lucky for Life.
A lucky couple from Bar Nunn, Wyo. will be trading their snow boots for flip-flops when they fly to San Diego thanks to WyoLotto’sTM Gold Coast Getaway.
Winners Kimberly Hawkes and her husband, Gary, will be travelling to sunny San Diego to see the Pokes take on the San Diego State Aztecs when the teams play on January 31. “I never win anything, so I certainly didn’t expect to win. I love San Diego, so I decided to give it a try,” Kimberly Hawkes said. With a trip to California in her future, it seems like her luck has finally changed.
WyoLotto’s Gold Coast Getaway was a social media giveaway that took place from December 26 – January 9 and offered the lucky winners a trip to San Diego to watch the UW Cowboys play the San Diego State Aztecs. The prize package included tickets to the game, roundtrip airfare, accommodations, and UW gear.
Hawkes and her family love to support the Pokes, but they also love the city of San Diego. “You get the best of both worlds, the ocean on one side and the mountains on the other,” she said.
Hawkes is a school bus driver in Natrona County where she lives with her husband and their two children, Allison and Scott. Hawkes mentioned she plans to swap out her school bus for a rented Mustang and take a break from navigating snowy roads. During their time in San Diego, the couple plans to go whale watching and explore the scenery while enjoying the warm weather.
The Wyoming Lottery is a Wyoming brand, born and raised in the Cowboy State. WyoLotto games include PowerballⓇ, Mega MillionsⓇ, Cowboy DrawTM and the recently launched Lucky for LifeⓇ.
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