Welcome to the Minnesota Lottery Blog!

More than 12,000 lottery players all across Minnesota started the new year with a Minnesota Millionaire Raffle win!

We want to celebrate the big, small—and everything in between moments that saying I’MN is all about.

Your True North isn’t on a map. Your True North is a feeling.

As we all get ready to ring in the new year, we want to take a minute to tip our hats to the Minnesota Lottery’s Luckiest.

Before we begin 2021 with thousands of new Raffle winners, let’s look back at some of our favorite Raffle winner stories from years past.

When the animals go to bed at night, the forests fill with art and light.

The Minnesota Lottery and the Northstar Problem Gambling Alliance (NPGA) are once again participating in a national responsible gambling campaign to raise awareness about the risks of underage lottery play during the holiday season.

We’re proud to throw our support behind the Gopher football team this season.

Fifteen years of Raffle and there is one thing that has always stayed the same—two $1 million winners.

Since 1990, Lottery dollars (through the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund) have enabled the purchase, restoration, enhancement, or protection of more than 100,000 acres of land across Minnesota that serve as habitats for the state’s deer and other game populations.

Did you know that Minnesota has a state bee? Read more about the rusty patched bumble bee.

Whether the Gopher 5 jackpot is $100,000 or over $1 million, a portion of every dollar played helps protect Minnesota’s great outdoors.