Spring 2021 Linklinknews & Ideas for South Dakota Lottery Retailers
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SPRING 2021 LINKLINKNEWS & IDEAS FOR SOUTH DAKOTA LOTTERY RETAILERS #GoodFunSD | Lottery.SD.gov | GoodFunSD.com 1 Contents Message from the 3 CELEBRATING OUR Director NEWEST BIG WINNER! The summer months are Rapid City resident claims $168,007 here, and we are excited Dakota Cash Prize. for some big changes on the horizon. 4 GAME CHANGES Those changes are highlighted by our Lucky for Life Games changes for Powerball and and Powerball lotto games. Beginning July 19, Lucky Lucky for Life coming this summer. for Life will move to a daily draw, giving our players even more chances for Luck That Lasts a Lifetime. 5 RETAILER SPOTLIGHT Powerball also has more draws on the horizon. Gary Cones Sinclair Beginning August 23, Powerball drawings will take place each Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. That’s 6 RETAILER SPOTLIGHT not all though as August 23 will also mark the debut of Circle S! the Double Play add on! You can read more about these changes on Page 3, 7 WINNERS and your sales reps will also provide more information See some of our big winners from in the near future. across the state. We’ve also been excited to unveil our new vending machines at locations throughout the state. These 7 A NEW WAY TO PLAY vending machines give our players a new way to play, Skip the line with the new Gemini while also shortening the lines at counters. You can Vending machine. learn more about the vending machines on Page 7. Last but not least, this edition of the Lottery Link 8 MEET THE TEAM highlights both retailers who have been with us since Get to know the South Dakota Lottery our inception, as well as new members of the Lottery family. family. As always, please contact your sales rep if you have any questions. Our success wouldn’t be possible without your hard work, so again, we thank you for all of your efforts! Norm Lingle Lottery Executive Director 2 $168,007 IN THEWINNER RAPID CITY AREA Terri Kirkpatrick’s rou- “At first I thought tine stop at a gas sta- he was messing tion soon proved to be a life-changing event after around with me Saturday’s Dakota Cash because he likes drawing. to do that,” Kirk- patrick explained. “Then The Rapid City resident I realized that he had a recently became South different tone to him Dakota’s latest Dakota and thought that he Cash jackpot winner wasn’t messing around. after she claimed her I ran right out of the bed- $168,007 prize. Kirkpat- room after that. I was rick purchased her ticket getting teary eyed. I was at Big D Oil Company, so excited.” located on Lacrosse St. in Rapid City. Now that they have experienced their win- “I bought them Saturday ning moment, the Kirk- night at around 5,” Kirk- patricks have specific patrick said. “I had been plans in mind for their to my sister’s house in prize. The family plans Box Elder and stopped at Big D’s to get gas and the tickets.” to take care of some bills, while also saving part of it for some fun. Kirkpatrick noted that she and her husband purchase Dakota Cash tickets on a weekly basis, but this time, she “We have loans at our bank for my husband’s truck and had some good omens that may have helped her win her my car. We have a loan to help my daughter pay for col- first jackpot. lege. We are going to pay all of that off,” Kirkpatrick said. “We also plan on going fishing in Alaska next year.” “When I bought them that night, I told the clerk that I’d come back over and give him some cash after I win,” Kirk- Even after her big win, Kirkpatrick noted that she still patrick said. “That day was my deceased brother’s birth- plans to get her Quick Picks on a weekly basis. She also day, so I think my brother was looking out for me too.” left a piece of advice for all of her fellow Lottery players. After her purchase, Kirkpatrick didn’t put too much “Never say never,” Kirkpatrick said. thought into her tickets as her husband checked them Sunday morning. That quickly changed when her hus- “You could always have a winning band’s demeanor led her to believe she was about to ticket. This is awesome!” experience a life-changing win. 3 GAME CHANGES POWERBALL & LUCKY FOR LIFE Beginning July 19, players will have the chance for a lifetime of winning every day when Lucky for Life But that’s not the game’s only drawings are held daily. Lucky for Life change coming. Powerball will drawings are currently held every also debut a new add on feature Monday and Thursday night. to the game. For $1 more each play, players may add the Double Lucky for Life, which offers players a top prize of Play feature. The add on will $1,000 a day for life, debuted in South Dakota on incorporate an additional drawing, June 5, 2017. Since sales began, South Dakota in which players can win up to $10 million. has been home to one top prize winner, as well as six second prize winners of Players will have the same numbers for both $25,000 a year for life. the regular Powerball and Double Play drawings if they choose the add on. “Throughout the last four years, Lucky for Life has generated a lot of excitement “Powerball has been a staple of the South among our players and retail partners,” Dakota Lottery for decades,” Lingle said. South Dakota Lottery Executive Director “We anticipate this next evolution of the Norm Lingle said. “We hope that excitement game will appeal to our players.” continues to grow with drawings now taking place every night.” The state’s Capital Construction Fund receives 65 percent of net revenue from lotto games such as Powerball will also have additional draws on the horizon Powerball and Lucky for Life. This supports the Water and Beginning August 23, Powerball drawings will be held Environment Fund, the Ethanol Fuel Fund, and the State each Monday, Wednesday and Saturday night. Currently, Highway Fund. The state’s General Fund, which supports drawings are held each Wednesday and Saturday. K-12 schools, state universities and technical institutes, receives the other 35 percent of lotto revenue. Coming your way! Match Double Play Prizes and Odds 5 of first set + 1 of second set 5 of first set Prize** Daily Lucky for Life draws begin July 19, 2021. 4 of first set + 1 of $10,000,000 second set From June 17 to June 19, players will only be able to purchase the $500,000 Odds 4 of first set number of draws remaining in the twice-a-week schedule. Once Lucky 1:292,201,338 Soon all South Dakota Lottery retailers for Life begins daily draws, players can buy up to nine consecutive 3 of first set + 1 of $50,000 draws. second set • Price: $2 per play 1:11,688,054 Draws $500 Date 3 of first set Remaining • Beginning July 19, numbers can be 1:913,129 played for up to 9 consecutive drawings. 2 of first set+ 1 of $500 Thurs, June 17 9 will be receiving a retailer cheat sheet Mark the number of draws under the second set 1:36,525 $20 Mon, June 21 8 word DRAWS at the top of the play slip. 1 of first set + 1 of 1:14,494 Thurs, June 24 7 • Drawings will be held nightly at 9:30 p.m. second set $20 Mon, June 28 6 CT. Tickets may be purchased until 8:30 0 of first set + 1 of p.m. CT on the evening of the drawing. 1:580 Thurs, July 1 5 second set $10 with details about the upcoming game • The prize structure is unchanged. 1:701 Mon, July 5 4 Overall odds of winning a prize are approximately 1:24.9 **Prizes subject to pari-mutual payouts in accordance with Powerball Game Group rules and Thurs, July 8 3 $7 regulations. 1:92 Mon, July 12 2 *New Powerball changes. Thurs, July 15 1 1:38 playslip with the Mon, July 19 0 option of the Double Play Add On • Game change dates Beginning August 23, Powerball will feature an additional Monday draw as well as the debut of the Double Play Add On. 1st draw - Monday, August 23, 2021, 9:59 pm CT. • From July 24 to July 28, players will only be able to purchase the The step down process number of draws remaining in the twice-a-week schedule. Once Powerball begins draws three days a week, players can buy up to nine consecutive draws. • Double Play costs an extra * $1 per play. • Draw Date Draws Remaining Double Play prizes and odds • Draws will be held every Sat, July 24 8 Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 9:59 p.m. CT. Wed, July 28 7 Tickets may be purchased until 9:00 p.m. CT the Sat, July 31 6 • The new Powerball play slip evening of the drawing. Wed, Aug 4 5 • The Double Play add on Sat, Aug 7 4 is an additional drawing that takes place after the Wed, Aug 11 3 Powerball drawing. Sat, Aug 14 2 • If the Double Play Add on is Wed, Aug 18 1 selected, players will have the same winning numbers Sat, Aug 21 0 for both the regular Powerball and Double Play drawings.