Tennessee Lottery
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The Tennessee Lottery is run by the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation (TELC), which was created on June 11, 2003 by the Tennessee General Assembly through the Tennessee Education Lottery Implementation Law.
The TELC is responsible for the operation of a lottery, and is deemed to be acting in all respects for the benefit of the people of Tennessee. It is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL); it participates in the Mega Millions and Powerball games.
The TELC sold its first ticket on January 20, 2004.[1] On July 28, 2007, Tennessee switched from ball drawings to those using a random number generator (RNG). However, Powerball (which relocated its drawings from Iowa to Florida in 2009) continues to be ball-drawn, although, as part of the move, the PowerPlay multiplier is now also drawn by an RNG. Likewise, Mega Millions is ball-drawn in Atlanta, with the Megaplier RNG selection conducted in Texas, as some lotteries with Mega Millions do not have the Megaplier option.
Tennessee also has a third, smaller jackpot game, Tennessee Cash, which replaced Pick 5 in October 2010.
Persons must be at least 18 years of age to purchase or redeem TELC tickets.
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[edit] Player and beneficiary statistics
Nationwide, and presumably in Tennessee, the heaviest lottery players (top 20 percent) are nearly twice as likely to lack a high school diploma and have a household income below $10,000 as the population as whole.[2] Recipients from families with an annual income over $72,000 make up 47% of the Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarships awarded.[3]
[edit] Games
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[edit] Cash 3
Cash 3 is drawn twice daily, except once on Sundays. It draws 3 digits, each 0 through 9. Prices, prizes, and options vary.
[edit] Cash 4
Cash 4 also is drawn 13 times weekly; it draws a four-digit number in the same fashion as Cash 3.
[edit] Tennessee Cash
Tennessee Cash is drawn Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. It draws six numbers in the style of Mega Millions and Powerball. The top prize increases (e.g., a jackpot) if there is no top prize winner.
[edit] Powerball
Since 2004, Tennessee has been a member of MUSL. Powerball began in 1992. Its jackpots begin at $20 million; it is drawn Wednesday and Saturday nights.
[edit] Mega Millions
On October 13, 2009, the Mega Millions consortium and MUSL reached an agreement in principle to cross-sell Mega Millions and Powerball in US lottery jurisdictions. On November 2, 2009, the Tennessee Education Lottery Board of Directors voted to add Mega Millions. As part of adding Mega Millions, the TELC discontinued Lotto Plus. The TELC joined Mega Millions on January 31, 2010.
[edit] References
- ^ Chronology, Tennessee Lottery website
- ^ Clotfelter, Charles, et al. State Lotteries at the Turn of the Century: Report to the National Gambling Impact Study Commission. Duke University, Sanford Institute for Public Policy, June 1, 1999: Table 12.
- ^ Winchester, Katie, et al. Tennessee Higher Education Commission: Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship Program Annual Report. January 2007: Table 7.
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