Midwest Millions
Midwest Millions is a scratchcard game that debuted on September 7, 2007 in Iowa and Kansas, administered by the Multi-State Lottery Association. It originally became available in Kansas at the State Fair in Hutchinson and then throughout Kansas on September 13. It was the nation's first multi-jurisdictional scratch game since the Powerball scratch ticket in the early 2000s. In 2007, it was announced that other Midwestern lotteries may be added in a future edition.
A total of 1.2 million tickets were offered, split evenly between Iowa and Kansas. The game's biggest prize, $500,000 cash, were won in both second-chance drawings. The first drawing was held in January 2008 in Topeka, Kansas; Both $500,000 prizes were won on tickets bought in Iowa, although one of the winners was from Nebraska. Due to the success of the first series, another version was announced to start in April 2008
