Millionaire for Life is an American multi-state lottery drawing game operated by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL). It is currently offered in 30 states as well as the District of Columbia; drawings are conducted nightly at 11:15 p.m. Eastern Time and use a random number generator (RNG) to select the numbers. Ticket sales commenced on February 22, 2026, and the inaugural drawing took place that evening.
The game replaced two other MUSL-sanctioned multi-state draw games, Cash4Life and Lucky For Life, in 28 of the 31 states where either of the retired games were previously offered; of the predecessor games’ former participants, Delaware (which offered Lucky for Life), Maryland, Florida, and Missouri (all of which offered Cash4Life) elected not to transition to the new game at launch. Mississippi and West Virginia, neither of which offered the predecessor games, joined Millionaire for Life when it commenced play.
Rules Each game costs $5 to play. Players then select five white ball numbers from 1-58 and an additional number from 1-5, the green "Millionaire Ball." Matching all five white balls as well as the Millionaire Ball will win $1,000,000 a year for life (with a guaranteed payout for 20 years) or $18,000,000 upfront in cash.
Odds and prizes Matches Prize OddsWhite Balls(58)Millionaire Ball(5) 5 1 $1 million/year in perpetuity (or $18 million cash option) 1 in 22,910,580.00 5 0 $100,000/year in perpetuity (or $2.2 million cash option) 1 in 5,727,645.00 4 1 $7,500 1 in 86,455.02 4 0 $500 1 in 21,613.75 3 1 $250 1 in 1,662.60 3 0 $50 1 in 415.65 2 1 $25 1 in 97.80 2 0 $8 1 in 24.45 1 1 $8 1 in 15.65
Participating lotteries
MembersJoinedReplacedArkansasLFLColorado LFLConnecticutLFLDelaware LFLDistrict of ColumbiaLFLGeorgiaC4LIdahoLFLIndianaC4LIowa LFLKansasLFLKentuckyLFLMaineLFLMassachusettsLFLMississippi—MichiganLFLMontanaLFLNebraska LFLNew HampshireLFLNew JerseyC4LNew YorkC4LNorth CarolinaLFLNorth DakotaLFLOhioLFLOklahomaLFLPennsylvaniaC4LRhode IslandLFLSouth DakotaLFLTennesseeC4LVirginiaC4LVermontLFLWest Virginia—WyomingLFL
Key C4L = Cash4Life LFL = Lucky for Life
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