Northstar Cash^®

Northstar Cash is Minnesota's exclusive all-cash jackpot game. Jackpots start at $25,000 and grow until someone wins. Northstar Cash offers great odds of winning!

To play, get a NORTHSTAR CASH play slip from any Minnesota State Lottery retailer and follow the directions on the back. Pick five numbers from 1 to 31. Or simply ask the clerk for a NORTHSTAR CASH QUICK PICK and random numbers will be picked for you.

Northstar Cash drawings are held seven days a week at 6:26 p.m., immediately following the Daily 3 drawings. Tickets must be purchased before 6:10 p.m. to be eligible for that night's drawing. You win set cash prizes for matching 2, 3, or 4 numbers out of 5. If you match all five numbers, you win the jackpot and get paid in CASH! Go ahead -- wish upon the Northstar! Players have one year from the date of the drawing to claim their prize.

You can purchase up to 14 draws in advance. Remember, each play costs $1. Check your play slip carefully before presenting it to a Lottery retailer.

Northstar Cash drawings are shown on KSTC-TV Channel 45 in the Twin Cities, WDIO-10/WIRT-13 in Duluth and Hibbing, KEYC-TV Channel 12 in Mankato and KTTC-TV Channel 10 in Rochester.

Jackpot information is always available here on our home page and you can also check the LottoVision® monitor at your favorite Lottery retailer for the latest jackpots and other news from the Minnesota State Lottery.

Prizes and Odds of Winning

The approximate overall odds of winning a Northstar Cash prize are 1 in 6. Tickets must be purchased before 6:10 p.m. to be eligible for that day's drawing at 6:26 p.m.

*The jackpot is paid in cash and will be divided equally among all winning tickets if there is more than one winner. The minimum jackpot amount for a drawing is $25,000.