Welcome to the Minnesota Lottery Blog!

Pick up $100,000 Makeover Money at your favorite lottery retailer and get scratching for your chance to win!

We want our players to have fun and that means understanding the odds of our games and playing within their means.

What’s Ticket Tuesday you say? It’s the first Tuesday of every month. It’s the day brand new scratch games hit your favorite lottery retail location.

How do we ensure that the scratch games you love to play are secure and offer a fair chance to win? Good question!

We set up shop at Bobby and Steve’s to surprise customers with the chance to win lottery swag and tickets. Check it out!

The forecast for February is looking downright rosy. The Love to Win! scratch game launches just in time for Valentine’s Day.

Northern Minnesota is a great place to view the spectacular and sporadic spectacle of the northern lights or Aurora Borealis.

2022 began with some BIG wins. We met up with a record breaking number of players throughout the year and ended with a once-in-a-lifetime trip for one winner. So, before we close the book on 2022, let's take a final look in the rearview mirror at some of the highlights.

Jared Jank experienced a New Year's Eve that was made up of several once-in-a-lifetime experiences, courtesy of winning a Minnesota Lottery social sweepstakes.

Looking for the purrfect gift? Do you have some pet lovers on your holiday list? Are you a pet lover that needs to treat themselves?

This probably isn’t news to you, but here at the Minnesota Lottery, we love to give away prizes. And since every ticket can’t be a winner, we offer a variety of 2nd Chances throughout the year to give you even more ways to win.

Amid fabulous fishing, hunting, camping, ATVing and snowmobiling country you’ll find Jerry’s Bar, the only lottery retailer for about 20 miles.