As the New Year’s Millionaire Raffle approaches, the Pennsylvania Lottery has started selling tickets, which are also eligible for the eight weekly drawings that will see two players win $50,000 each week.
This will be the 16th year in a row that the Pennsylvania Lottery is throwing the special New Year’s Raffle, making four players into millionaires. Until then, players will have a chance to win $50,000 every week, with the same tickets still eligible for the main raffle as well.
The main raffle itself is scheduled for January 8, with more than $5,000,000 in prizes set to be given away. In total, 125,000 raffle tickets are up for sale, each with a price tag of $20, which could make you a millionaire in January.
In total, the raffle will give away four $1 million prizes, four $100,000 prizes, 100 prizes worth $1,000, and 5,892 prizes worth $100. If all the tickets are sold, each of them will give you a 1-in-83 chance to win a prize and a 1-in-125,000 chance to become a millionaire.
The winning tickets will be selected by the computer at random during the Millionaire Raffle and players will have a chance to scan their tickets and check if they won one of the prizes following the drawing, which will take place at 10 pm.
The Weekly $50,000 Prize Drawings
All tickets purchased for the Millionaire Raffle will be eligible for weekly drawings leading up to the main raffle, with two $50,000 prizes awarded in each drawing.
In order to participate in these weekly drawings, you will only need to purchase a ticket for the Millionaire Raffle, with no extra steps necessary. The drawings will take into account all tickets purchased that week, as follows:
Weekly Drawing Schedule
| Weekly Drawings | Purchased Between | Winners Announced |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing 1 | November 9 and November 15 | November 22 |
| Drawing 2 | November 16 and November 22 | November 30 |
| Drawing 3 | November 23 and November 29 | December 6 |
| Drawing 4 | November 30 and December 6 | December 13 |
| Drawing 5 | December 7 and December 13 | December 20 |
| Drawing 6 | December 14 and December 20 | December 27 |
| Drawing 7 | December 21 and December 27 | January 3 |
| Drawing 8 | December 28 and January 3 | January 8 |
The winning ticket numbers will be posted on the Pennsylvania Lottery website after each drawing. It is important to keep in mind that tickets that win the $50,000 prizes are still eligible for the main raffle as well and should be kept until the final Millionaire Raffle ends on January 8.
Lottery awards more than $192M in October
Pennsylvania Lottery awarded more than $192 million in October through its various scratch-off cards. Three top prizes worth $500,000 were won, along with a number of other highly valuable prizes and countless small payouts and free tickets.
The three $500,000 tickets were sold by Saylor’s Market in Cumberland County, Par Mar Food Store in Westmoreland County and the Penn Corner in Lebanon County. All three retailers were awarded $500 by the Lottery for selling the winning tickets.
On top of these, three $300,000 prizes, four $250,000 prizes, two $150,000 prizes, and eight $100,000 prizes were also won by Pennsylvania scratch-off players as part of the $192 million won last month.
The Lottery continues to sell its various scratch-off cards with prizes ranging from free tickets to $3,000,000 in cash and giving players a chance to participate in games without having to wait for the weekly drawings.
