![]() the night before the winning combination is called. to get their numbers for that day's drawing, but the new schedule would allow the drawing pool to open up at 9:45 p.m. Currently, Mass Cash and Megabucks Doubler players have to wait until 5 a.m. The plan could also drive sales by allowing the Lottery to open the pool for the next day's drawings sooner. "We're hoping the increased awareness and branding together will help to drive sales in all three areas." Over the years, the state added several games to its lottery lineup, including Mass Cash, Powerball, Lucky for Life, and Keno. We certainly know there are members of the public who have a favorite game of these and maybe don't necessarily engage the other two," Sweeney said. "We're hoping that by combining them all it will provide greater exposure and brand recognition to the public for all three games. ![]() The new schedule is not final yet - though it may be ready by February - but it would reduce the number of drawing times to two - 2 p.m. A Massachusetts State Lottery player claimed their 4 million Thursday after buying a scratch ticket from 7-Eleven. Over the last year, the Lottery's marketing and compliance teams have been evaluating the schedule and determined "there could be some benefit in changing these drawing times," Sweeney said. and the Megabucks Doubler is drawn at 10:46 p.m. The Unclaimed Property Division is holding over 3 billion in unclaimed funds for the citizens and businesses of the Commonwealth. ![]() and 7:46 p.m., Mass Cash winners get pulled at 9:46 p.m. When the drawings were brought in-house, the Lottery made no changes to the schedule, which means they're still held at the times set by the TV broadcasters. ![]() Since 2011, when the TV studio-based drawings ended, the Lottery has been broadcasting its drawings itself - on Youtube and the Lottery website - from a studio at the Braintree office. Once those broadcast partnerships ended, the Lottery never changed or readjusted or looked at those drawing times," Sweeney said. "For many years, all the drawing times were dictated by the programming schedule of our broadcast partners, this goes back 20 or 30 years. For its drawings, the Lottery is now embarking on a multi-phased plan that will eventually include a new schedule for all Lottery drawings and plans for remote drawings on-location at big events around the state. The agency retired its old, clunky blue retail machines and replaced them with more modern terminals, and recently went through a major IT overhaul. It's all part of a modernization plan that's been afoot for the last four or five years at the Lottery under Sweeney and Treasurer Deborah Goldberg. The equipment was delivered in June, and a new drawing studio content and production manager has been onboard since October preparing the updated studio and broadcasts. “She likes to watch the rosary at 7:30 and at 8 o’clock I need to stop the rosary to check on the numbers,” Ferrante said to chuckles from the crowd.About a year and a half ago, the Lottery Commission approved a three-year, $292,575 contract with SmartPlay International for draw game equipment, training and maintenance, and the agency worked with the vendor to design the new machines. Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante of Gloucester expressed how much the lottery means to residents, including her mother. You’d come up to the register, it would be hand-cranked from the machine, and you would peel the top copy off and give it to the customer,“ Gary Park said. “At the very beginning, when the daily numbers started, we used to have to fill out a ticket in triplicate form. On July 7, 1972, Park got his license and the store has sold tickets ever since, Bracken said. I fell into a little pun at the end and submitted it for the contest.”īarry Park, 81, owner of Gary’s Liquors in Chestnut Hill and the lottery’s longest licensed sales agent, attended with his son, Gary, who now runs the business. “I grew up in New England and the Water Country jingle’s stuck in my head at all times, so I was trying to emulate that. “A lot of it just popped into my head,” Brink said in an interview. Massachusetts Lottery Games Mega Millions: For a bet of 1.00, players select five numbers out of fifty-six, as well as choose one Megaball number out of 46.
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