What is the ST. PATRICK'S DAY MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE?
St. Patrick's Day MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE is a limited-time game from the Illinois Lottery that will create four new Illinois millionaires on St. Patrick's Day.  A computerized drawing on St. Patrick's Day will randomly select four winners of $1,000,000 million each, five winners of $100,000 each, and 500 winners of $1,000 each from the limited group of 500,000 raffle tickets to be sold.

How do you play ST. PATRICK'S DAY MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE?
Buy buying a ticket! Tickets for the Illinois Lottery's St. Patrick's Day MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE can be purchased at Illinois Lottery retailers throughout the state. A total of 500,000 raffle tickets will be available, and will be sold in numeric order. Sales begin Feb. 18 and will be available through 2 p.m. on March 17th, 2009 - or sooner if early sell-out occurs.

How many winners are there in the St. Patrick's Day MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE?
There will be four winners of $1,000,000 each, five winners of $100,000 each and 500 winners of $1,000 each.

What are the odds of winning a prize in the St. Patrick's Day MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE?
The odds of winning any prize in the St. Patrick's Day MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE game are 1 in 982. The odds of winning one of the four $1 million prizes are 1 in 125,000. The odds of winning one of the five $100,000 prizes are 1 in 100,000. The odds of winning one of the 500 $1,000 prizes are 1 in 1,000.

When can I buy a St. Patrick's Day MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket?
500,000 Millionaire Raffle tickets will be available and go on sale Feb. 18, 2009. Tickets will be available through 2 p.m. on March 17th, 2009 - or sooner if early sell-out occurs.

Can a player pick his/her own number?
No. Tickets will be sold in numeric order through the lottery terminal. There is no playslip or manual number entry involved in this game. Each Illinois St. Patrick's Day MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket will have a unique number - there will not be any repeat or duplicate ticket numbers.

How much does a St. Patrick's Day MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket cost?
Each St. Patrick's Day MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket costs $20.

When will the drawing take place?
The St. Patrick's Day MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE will take place on March 17, 2009.  Look for details shortly on a St. Patrick's Day announcement from the Lottery of the four $1,000,000 winners. Complete results of the 509 winning raffle numbers will be available here.

How will the winning raffle tickets be selected?
The  Illinois Lottery is very serious about the security and integrity of our games.  The winning numbers will be selected by a computerized random number generator.  The random number generator software has been certified using widely accepted statistical analysis formulas by Gaming Laboratories International, an outside gaming device and systems testing laboratory. As with all Illinois Lottery drawings, representatives of the Illinois Lottery and an external auditor will be present to conduct and certify the drawing.

Can a St. Patrick's Day MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE ticket be canceled?
No. St. Patrick's Day MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets cannot be canceled.