Welcome to the Minnesota Lottery Blog!

The Minnesota Lottery has been enriching the lives of Minnesotans since 1990. April 17 marks the lottery’s 31^st anniversary and to help celebrate we want to share players’ favorite lottery traditions from the Share Your Lottery Story free contest.

For some anniversary fun, here’s a look back at some of the fabulous games that have helped us play our part for Minnesota.

What's a 2nd Chance? Another way to win!

What brings Minnesotans good luck? With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, that’s what we wanted to find out.

March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month. The goal of this campaign is to increase public awareness of problem gambling and the availability of prevention, treatment and recovery services.

Mel’s has been selling Lottery tickets since the first days of Lottery sales in Minnesota.

Let’s face it. Daily 3 can be confusing to new players. With several ways to play and win, it’s no surprise that it’s our most complicated lotto game. So, we’re here to uncomplicate things for you.

Groundhogs are cute, but we ♥️ big wins!

Question: Which popular Minnesota sport lets you enjoy the thrill of speed and the beauty of nature at the same time?

We were proud to sponsor the Drive-Thru Ice and Snow Sculpture Park at the Saint Paul Winter Carnival.

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.