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!

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. Players have one year from the date of the drawing to claim their prize.

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.