The Tennessee Lottery is run by the

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Education Lottery Corporation (TELC), which was created on June 11, 2003, by the Tennessee General Assembly. TELC derives its legal authority from the ''Tennessee Education Lottery Implementation Law'', which the General Assembly passed in accordance with a November 2002 amendment to the state constitution establishing the lottery and approved by 58 percent of the voters. 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

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(MUSL); it participates in the Mega Millions and Powerball games. The TELC sold its first ticket on January 20, 2004. On July 28, 2007, Tennessee switched from ball drawings to those using a

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(RNG). However, Powerball (which moved its drawings from MUSL's

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headquarters to

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in 2009) continues to be ball-drawn; likewise, Mega Millions is ball-drawn in

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, with the ''Megaplier'' RNG selection conducted in

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, as

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does not have the ''Megaplier'' option. Tennessee began its third multi-jurisdictional jackpot game, ''Hot Lotto'', on May 12, 2013; it is the game's 16th member. On that date, ''Hot Lotto'' changed its double matrix and how the jackpot is to be advertised. Tennessee also has an in-state jackpot game, ''Tennessee Cash'', which replaced

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in October 2010. People must be at least 18 years of age to purchase or redeem TELC tickets; only cash can be used to purchase lottery tickets.

Current games

In-house draw games

Cash 3

Cash 3 is drawn thrice daily, except once on Sundays. It draws 3 digits, each 0 through 9. Prices, prizes, and options vary.

Cash 4

Cash 4 also is drawn 19 times weekly; it draws a four-digit number in the same fashion as Cash 3.

=Wild Ball

= In October 2021, the Lottery added a new add-on feature to both Cash 3 and Cash 4 games, replacing the Lucky Sum, called the Wild Ball. The Wild Ball feature doubles the cost. The Lottery draw one different Wild Ball number for Cash 3 and Cash 4.

Daily Tennessee Jackpot

The lottery introduced a new daily draw game in Nov. 13, 2022, called as Daily Tennessee Jackpot. Players pick 5 numbers from 1 to 38. The Jackpot start at $30,000, and it keeps rolling, until there's a winner. Players also win by matching at least 2, 3 or 4 numbers ($1, $5 and $100).

Tennessee Cash

Tennessee Cash is the first in-state progressive jackpot game. Players pick 5 numbers from 1 to 35, and 1 Cash Ball number from 1 to 5. The top prize increases (e.g., a

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) if there is no top prize winner. Players also win by matching at least 2, 3 or 4 numbers, without or with the Cash Ball number. The minimum prize is a free Tennessee Cash QP ticket, for matching 2 main numbers. All other prizes are pari-mutuel. Drawing are held at Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Multi-jurisdictional games

Cash4Life

The Tennessee lottery joined ''Cash4Life'' on November 1, 2015; it is also offered in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Players choose 5 of 60 numbers in one field, and 1 of 4 green "Cash Ball" numbers in the second field. Live drawings are held on Monday and Thursday evenings at 9pm

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. The top prize (win or share) is $1,000-per-day-for-life ($365K yearly). Second prize is $1,000-per-week-for-life ($52K yearly). A winner of either "lifetime" prize can choose cash in lieu of the annuity. Unlike Tennessee's in-house draw games, Cash4Life is drawn with numbered balls and drawing machines (in New Jersey).

Powerball

Since 2004, Tennessee has been a member of MUSL.

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began in 1992. Powerball's jackpots begin at $40 million, and it is drawn on Wednesday and Saturday nights.

References

External links

Tennessee Lottery official website
{{U.S. lotteries State lotteries of the United States Economy of Tennessee Government of Tennessee Computer-drawn lottery games