Lucky for Life

Lucky for Life

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As of June 28, 2021, Missouri, South Carolina, and Minnesota have dropped out of LFL, with Missouri switching to the Multi State [[Cash4Life]] game.
As of June 28, 2021, Missouri, South Carolina, and Minnesota have dropped out of LFL, with Missouri switching to the Multi State [[Cash4Life]] game.


In October 2025, the MUSL announced it would replace both Cash4Life and Lucky for Life with a new lifetime-prize game, [[Millionaire for Life]], in early 2026. The drawdown for Lucky for Life, or the elimination of available multi-draws, commenced on January 24, 2026, with the final drawing being held on February 21, 2026.https://www.lotterypost.com/news/356477https://montanalottery.com/millionaire-for-life/ The fixed-jackpot Millionaire for Life, which offers a $1 million annuity option (paid out over a guaranteed minimum over 20 years), replaced LFL and Cash4Life in 30 of the successor game’s initial 31 jurisdictions on February 22. Delaware was the only Lucky for Life jurisdiction (and one of four offering either predecessor, the remainder being Cash4Life participants) that elected not to transition over to Millionaire for Life upon launch.{{cite press|title=National lottery game Millionaire for Life™ debuts next month|url=https://www.powerball.com/national-lottery-game-millionaire-for-life-debuts-next-month|website=[[Powerball]]|date=January 15, 2026}}{{cite news|title= New multistate lottery game expected in 2026 could make you a millionaire — for life|url=https://wgntv.com/news/new-multistate-lottery-game-expected-in-2026-could-make-you-a-millionaire-for-life/|author=Addy Bink|website=[[WGN-TV]]|date=Oct 27, 2025|access-date=April 20, 2026}}
In October 2025, the MUSL announced it would replace both Cash4Life and Lucky for Life with a new lifetime-prize game, [[Millionaire for Life]], in early 2026. The drawdown for Lucky for Life, or the elimination of available multi-draws, commenced on January 24, 2026, with the final drawing being held on February 21, 2026.https://www.lotterypost.com/news/356477https://montanalottery.com/millionaire-for-life/ The fixed-jackpot Millionaire for Life, which offers a $1 million annuity option (paid out over a guaranteed minimum of 20 years), replaced LFL and Cash4Life in 30 of the successor game’s initial 31 jurisdictions on February 22. Delaware was the only Lucky for Life jurisdiction (and one of four offering either predecessor, the remainder being Cash4Life participants) that elected not to transition over to Millionaire for Life upon launch.{{cite press|title=National lottery game Millionaire for Life™ debuts next month|url=https://www.powerball.com/national-lottery-game-millionaire-for-life-debuts-next-month|website=[[Powerball]]|date=January 15, 2026}}{{cite news|title= New multistate lottery game expected in 2026 could make you a millionaire — for life|url=https://wgntv.com/news/new-multistate-lottery-game-expected-in-2026-could-make-you-a-millionaire-for-life/|author=Addy Bink|website=[[WGN-TV]]|date=Oct 27, 2025|access-date=April 20, 2026}}


==First and second-prize payouts==
==First and second-prize payouts==