PURCHASING A TICKET You can purchase Lotto tickets starting at 4:30 am, Monday through Saturday, and 8:00 am on Sundays. Lotto tickets are sold until 11:59 pm daily, except on Wednesday and Saturday when sales are suspended at 7:30 pm, then resume after the draw break until 11:59 pm. Be sure to check the numbers on your ticket for accuracy. You can correct or cancel your ticket within one hour of purchase during retailers’ normal business hours (while system is operating) only at the same place you bought the ticket. You must be 18 or older to purchase tickets. Tickets may be given as gifts to persons of any age, and they may win. All prize claims are subject to validation, rules and regulations of the Colorado Lottery. Sign the back of the ticket because Lotto tickets are bearer instruments. Federal and State tax withholding laws apply to all Lotto winnings over $5,000. Current tax withholding is 25% Federal and 4% State for a total of 29%. Social Security Number required for payment of prizes $600 or more to U.S. citizens. HEADQUARTERS: 212 W. 3rd St., Ste. 210 Pueblo, CO 81003 Fort Collins: 1121 W. Prospect Rd., Building D Fort Collins, CO 80526-5664 Denver: 720 S. Colorado Blvd., Ste. 110A Denver, CO 80246-1904 Grand Junction: 222 S. 6th St., Room 112 Grand Junction, CO 81501-2758 Lotto rules and regulations are subject to change. Complete Lotto information is available at coloradolottery.com Play Smart. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, there is help. Call the Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-522-4700. coloradolottery.com ©2009 Colorado Lottery DON’T FORGET TO PLAY TM HOW TO PLAY HOW TO PLAY LOTTO when you become a MyLottery member. Lotto is Colorado’s original jackpot game and to date, there have been more than 370 Lotto jackpot winners. •Most local newspapers print winning Lotto numbers the day after the drawing. The cost per ticket is $1. To play Lotto, select your six lucky numbers or you can choose a Quick Pick. You can HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE also select Advance Play and purchase up to 13 weeks of Immediately sign the back of your ticket. To claim prizes play in advance. Jackpots start at $1 million and increase up to $150, present your ticket at any Lotto retailer within until there is a winner. Lotto drawings are held Wednesday 180 days of the winning drawing. Some Lotto retailers and Saturday nights at 7:36 pm. pay prizes up to $599. Check with your local Lotto retailer for its limit. Prizes of any value can be claimed at Lottery 1.Quick Pick method: Ask any Lotto retailer for a Quick offices in Pueblo, Denver, Grand Junction and Fort Collins Pick. The Lottery terminal will randomly pick six (see back for addresses). Tickets can also be claimed by numbers for the next drawing. You may also ask for sending the signed ticket with your name and address to Advance Play Quick Picks for up to 26 consecutive the Colorado Lottery, P.O. Box 7, Pueblo, CO 81002-0007 drawings. Each line of play costs $1. for payment by mail. 2. Traditional method: Pick up a playslip. Mark your 6 lucky numbers between 1 and 42. •You can play up to 10 boards on the same playslip. Each board costs $1. •Mark the Advance Play box to play up to 26 consecutive drawings. Advance play applies to all boards marked on the playslip. •Hand your playslip to the clerk to receive your Lotto ticket. Players who match all 6 numbers in any Lotto drawing win all or a share of the Lotto jackpot. If more than one player matches all 6 numbers, the jackpot is shared equally. Players who match 3, 4 and 5 numbers also win a prize based on the sales for the drawing and the number of winners at each level. Prizes must be claimed no later than 180 days after the day of the drawing for which the ticket was purchased. WHAT CAN I WIN? HOW DO I WIN? Lotto prizes are awarded for matching 3, 4, 5 or 6 numbers. You may begin claiming winning tickets the morning following the drawing. The Lotto jackpot keeps growing until there is a winner. Prizes are awarded for matching 3, 4, 5 or 6 numbers. Jackpot winners have the option of choosing Cash Value, which equals approximately 50% of the annuity value and is paid in one lump sum, or the Annuity option, which is ODDS OF WINNING Match % of Prize Pool Odds 6 of 6 29.5% 1 in 5,245,786 5 of 6 2% 1 in 24,287 4 of 6 7.5% 1 in 556 3 of 6 10% 1 in 37 paid in 25 annual installments. The first annuity payment is 2.5% of the jackpot share. Following payments increase 3.7% each year until the entire amount is paid. WHEN YOU PLAY, COLORADO WINS To date, more than $2 billion has been allocated to the Overall odds of winning are 1 in 35. Prizes equal 50% of Conservation Trust Fund for local parks and recreation; sales overall. the Colorado Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation for state parks and recreation; the Capital Construction HOW DO I FIND OUT IF I’VE WON? Fund for public facilities; and the Great Outdoors •Ask any Lotto retailer for the Winning Numbers Report Colorado Trust Fund for parks, recreation, wildlife and for the draw date of your ticket. open space. Every time you play one of our games, it • Visit us at coloradolottery.com. gives you and others across the state a chance to play •Sign up for text or e-mail notifications at our Web site in beautiful Colorado.