12/09/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/09/2024 12:29
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BOISE, Idaho - Two lucky Idaho Lottery players who participated in the 2024 Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle will begin the New Year as Idaho's newest millionaires! All 450,000 tickets in the Idaho Lottery's traditional holiday game, the Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle, have been sold and the game has officially ended. The 450,000th ticket was sold Friday, December 6, 2024.
This year's game was one of the fastest selling in the eighteen-year history of the Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle. After last year's very successful game, the Idaho Lottery continued the game with two top prizes of $1,000,000.
It is the seventeenth sellout and the tenth time the game has sold out before Christmas.
"Having two, one-million-dollar prizes guaranteed has really captured the interest of Idaho Lottery players and retailers," said Andrew Arulanandam, Idaho Lottery Director.
The winning numbers will be announced on Monday, December 30, 2024, at 5:59 p.m. Mountain Time.
"Our players enjoy giving these tickets as gifts during the holidays. This year, they could be gifting a ticket worth a guaranteed $1,000,000!" added Arulanandam.
Players will be able to view the winning announcement live on KTVB News Channel 7 in the Treasure Valley, KMVT Channel 11 in the Magic Valley, KPVI News 6 in eastern Idaho, and KLEW 3 in northern Idaho. Players can check their tickets for winning numbers at idaholottery.com, at all Idaho Lottery retail locations, on the Idaho Lottery information hotline at 208-334-4656, or by using the Idaho Lottery Check-a-Ticket app for their iPhone or Android phone.
Besides the guaranteed top prizes of $1,000,000, there are over 17,850 additional prizes ranging from $15 up to $10,000. This year's game also featured eighteen, $1,000 prizes mid-game for players who purchased one of the 25000th tickets. There were 15 daily $1,000 winners during the first 15 days of sales. All players are encouraged to check their tickets for these promotion winners manually by visiting idaholottery.com.
All winning tickets of $1,000 and higher in this game must be claimed at Lottery offices in Boise. Players will have 180 days after the draw announcement on December 30, 2024, to claim their prizes.
This year's Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle generated over $1.5 million for the Idaho Lottery's beneficiaries, Idaho public schools and buildings.
During this gift giving season, the Idaho Lottery would like to remind everyone to gift Lottery tickets responsibly. You must be 18 years old to buy, sell, or redeem Lottery products in Idaho.
The following is a current list of $1,000 winning tickets that remain unclaimed from this year's Raffle:
014607
030554
041333
061340
083502
089554
097483
109798
124882
140188
147774
161894
173318
175000
300000
450000
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