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Wooh News - March 2026

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• Loteria 2nd Edition

• Millionaire for Life - Paris Trip

• Classroom Wishlist in Sandpoint

• Love for Schools - Multiplied!

• Big Dill Cashword (Scented)

• $417,100 Idaho Cash Jackpot Winner

• Idaho Falls Man Wins Truck

It’s one of the oldest lottery games; Old World meets New World, old. Steeped in both tradition and culture, Loteria was born in Italy in the 16th century, and brought to New Spain (Mexico) in the 18th century where it flourished in popularity and three centuries of longevity.

Don Clemente’s iconic images became part of Mexican culture in the late 19th century. Cards were even distributed to soldiers with their rations and supplies. In all, there are 54 Don Clemente images used to play the bingo-style game.

Every ticket comes with a fiesta of colorful playing windows and the chance to win up to $50,000. The 2nd edition of the popular Idaho Lottery version of Loteria showcases nine classic designs, featuring El Gallo (the rooster), La Sirena (the mermaid), El Catrin (the fancily dressed man), La Luna (the moon), La Dama (the lady), La Garza (the heron), La Bota (the boot), El Sol (the sun), and El Mundo (the world).

The game plays like a traditional bingo game with sixteen colorful designs as spaces. Players match the images of the Caller’s Card to the images in the Playing Board. They win prizes by completing rows and columns. The game even features three bonus cards to increase the chances of winning.

Players can turn their non-winning tickets into a winner, just by entering them for a chance to win the exclusive trip to Paris, France! All non-winning Millionaire for Life tickets are eligible for the trip of a lifetime to the City of Love.

From now until April 22, 2026, at 11:59 pm MT, players can enter all their non-winning tickets into the second chance draw through the Idaho Lottery’s VIP Club. One lucky winner and a guest will be strolling along the Seine in the City of Light in no time!

Retailer Newsletter

Published March 2026

Since Millionaire for Life launched we’ve had some great questions:

How many states play Millionaire for Life?

There are 31 lotteries that are participating in the new Millionaire for Life game.

How does a player win playing Millionaire for Life?

There are nine ways to win. Players win just by matching any two numbers to the numbers drawn.

And when the players do win, they’ll be sure say ā€œOlĆ©!ā€ when they win the top prize of $50,000! Buena suerte, Idaho!

Trip of a lifetime!

What is the second-tier prize?

The second-tier prize is $100,000 a year for life and is won when you match all five balls without matching the millionaire

How are the top prizes paid?

Both the jackpot and second-tier prize can be paid as an annuity, or a one-time, cash lump sum payment.

How much is the one-time cash lump sum?

The Paris package for two includes round-trip airline tickets in the Delta One travel class, black car transfer for a five-night stay at a luxury hotel, a sunset dinner cruise on the River Seine, a private tour of the Louvre, a romantic dinner with a view of the Eiffel Tower and $3,000 spending cash.

Of course, your players could also win $1,000,000 a year for life playing the game, too.

This trip is only available for Idaho Lottery players. ā€œViva la France!ā€

The one-time cash lump sum for the jackpot is $18,000,000. The one-time cash lump sum for the second-tier prize is $2.2 million.

Is there a minimum annuity payment?

Yes, the minimum guaranteed annuity for both prizes is 20 years.

Can a winner pass on their annuity in the unlikely event of death?

Yes. The annuity prize can be willed to the winner’s estate.

Inc. 2026

Dear Retailers,

As we head toward spring, the Idaho Lottery is hopeful for a promising year for our public schools and buildings. This legislative session Idaho Lottery worked collaboratively with the Idaho Legislature to pass a measure aimed at extraordinarily large bulk purchases of lottery tickets by out-of-state syndicates. Many of you expressed concern over the heavy-handed tactics used by some members of these groups demanding service and sales at the expense of your ability to serve other customers and complete other transactions. And, we listened. This measure will also maintain our longstanding tradition of security and integrity for the games – but more importantly, ensure that Idahoans have a fair chance of winning their Lottery. In addition to the successful late February launch of the new daily $5 game, Millionaire for Life, we have a few new exciting games to highlight this month including a 2nd edition of the very popular Loteria game, and the sweetest smelling ticket on the market – Big Dill Cashword.

Happy Selling!

$417,100 IDAHO CASH JACKPOT WINNER

Three years ago, Janean Haber, Nampa, had a dream that one day she would win the Lottery.

ā€œThat day is today!ā€ exclaimed Haber when she claimed the most recent jackpot prize of $417,100 from the Idaho Lottery’s Idaho Cash draw game.

ā€œAfter my dream, I read articles about people who believed they were going to win, and they did. I thought I could be one of those people,ā€ said Haber. ā€œI kept believing, I played regularly, and here I am. The big winner!ā€

Haber claimed the second largest Idaho Cash jackpot in the game’s history. She said she tried to win the largest jackpot in the game’s history last fall. That jackpot was claimed by an out-of-state syndicate, Mudspell Pizza, LLC.

ā€œI am glad the Idaho Lottery is supporting the legislation to stop bulk purchasing by those players from out-of-state that were here last fall,ā€ added Haber referring to the pending legislation in the Idaho Statehouse, House Bill 504. ā€œWhen they come in and play, average players like me have less of a chance to win. Idaho jackpots are for Idahoans! Let’s keep it that way!ā€

ā€œCongratulations to Janean for her big win and thanks to all our legislators who voted for and support House Bill 504. Idaho is better served when the integrity of our games is preserved and average Idahoans

LOVE FOR SCHOOLS MULTIPLIED

During the month of January, players were encouraged to enter their points into the Love Your School Program. AND because the Idaho Lottery multiplied the

have better odds to win life changing money instead of these winnings ending up on a profit and loss column on a corporate ledger,ā€ said Andrew Arulanandam, Idaho Lottery Director. House Bill 504 is sponsored by Representative Joe Alfieri (R - District 4) and Senator Jim Guthrie (R – District 28). It passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 62 ayes, 6 nays, with 2 absent and excused. The bill also passed the Idaho Senate with a vote of 30 ayes, 4, nays, and 1 absent and excused.

Haber has modest plans for her winnings but did say she would be taking a trip to Las Vegas, but not for what one might think. ā€œI’ve always wanted to go on a ghost adventure and that’s what I’m

IDAHO

LOVE, instead of just drawing ONE winner from the entries in January, we drew FOUR winners!

Each winner had a chance to multiplier their prize and the school’s prize by spinning a wheel where they could win 2x, 3x, 4x or 5x the prize.

$417,100
CASH JACKPOT SOLD AT WINNER’S CORNER IN BOISE

What’s the Big Dill? The newest, greenest, sweetest smelling ticket from the Idaho Lottery!

Big Dill Cashword arrived in Idaho Lottery retail stores in late February. And the only thing that could be better than the classic Cashword game play, or the $50,000 top prize is the scent of the ticket. It smells just like a dill pickle!

The game features two puzzles and is loaded with dill pickles and dill chips. It’s the game with the sweet smell of winning. With the smell of dill, players might try to find the game in the condiment aisle but will have to settle for getting them from the ticket dispensers and vending machines. The smell is so real, they might try to put the Big Dill on their hot dogs –but we don’t recommend that.

Who knew all the pickles in the world were worth up to fifty grand. Let your players know about the Big Dill today.

PROJECT ICARUS TAKES FLIGHT AT FORREST M. BIRD CHARTER

At the back of Forrest M. Bird Charter School in Sandpoint, students climb into a Cessna 172, go through takeoff procedures and find themselves in the air. Well, almost.

In reality, students step into a model of the cockpit equipped with the latest flight simulator equipment from Logitech and a VR headset to be transported into their very own CESSNA 172. Thanks to a Classroom Wishlist award from the Idaho Lottery, Kevin Kless, a science teacher at FBCS, is bringing a new hands-on learning experience to his classroom.

ā€œIt was like winning a scratch off,ā€ Kless said. ā€œI've had this idea for quite some time. Yeah, I just never had the funding capacity to do so... once I started using the simulators about 10 years ago, I could see the educational value, and I could see its potential."

Kless, a retired Air Force veteran, said he’s had the idea for a flight-sim-based class for around a decade. Still in its early phases, Kless has lofty goals for the project, hoping to recreate an entire air traffic control center with students while others fly the planes.

Scratch and Sniff

the Air Force. While naming a project around teaching children to fly after the most famous crash in mythos’ history, Kless said it couldn’t be more fitting.

ā€œThis is the first time I can get away with it, because this is literally a crash lab,ā€ Kless said. ā€œSo really, they're learning from crashing.ā€

Kless said the class will learn a variety of subjects and concepts, then apply that knowledge in real world situations. Kless said this is how students can use applied physics knowledge in the real world. He added that this allows him as a teacher to connect with students of all types of learning disciplines.

In the future, Kless hopes to continue expanding the project, eventually allowing students to earn credit at flight school in his class. He said he also hopes to bring in real

The curriculum has been nicknamed ā€˜Project ICARUS’ by Kless, a codename he’s been wanting to use since his time in

IDAHO FALLS MAN WINS FORD F-150 TREMOR TRUCK

An Idaho Falls man has claimed the second top prize of a Ford F-150 Tremor Truck from the Idaho Lottery Scratch game Bucks n’ Trucks. Joshua Hatfield, a farmer from Idaho Falls, bought the lucky winning ticket from the Super Store in Post Falls.

ā€œI was traveling the state for work and was in north Idaho. I do my research on the Scratch games, especially when games are close to selling out. If there’s a Scratch game that looks like it’s about to end, I’ll stop at places along the way and buy a few at a time,ā€ said Hatfield. ā€œI was looking for tickets on the game

$200,000 Cash Spectacular. But I also knew that Bucks n’ Trucks was close to ending as well. When I saw them, I got a handful.ā€

Bucks n’ Trucks was 99.43% sold when Hatfield made his trek to northern Idaho. One of the tickets turned out to be the second top prize of a fully loaded Ford F-150 Tremor Truck and $10,000 cash.

ā€œI have fun playing, trying to find the last tickets on a game, trying to help it get sold out and maybe win, too,ā€ added Hatfield.

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LYLE MASSEY ANN WHITLOCK TENA LYCAN ADAM PRICE $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $30 DEAL ME IN JACKPOT DEEP SEA MYSTERY CW 200K MONEY MONSTER JACKPOT MEGA MILLIONS CLONINGER'S MARKETPLACE #2, 508 3RD ST, KAMIAH NEIGHBORHOOD MARKET DOWNTOWN, 1536 MAIN ST, LEWISTON PITSTOP, 414 3RD ST, KAMIAH STINKER STORES #036, 311 22ND ST N, LEWISTON

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