North Dakota lottery wheels
North Dakota has no lotto-style game of its own, but it sells Powerball, Mega Millions, Millionaire for Life and Lotto America, and wheels work just the same for those. Choose a game to mark your numbers and see what each wheel guarantees, or read on for how the North Dakota games compare and how to play a wheel there.
Unusually, North Dakota runs no games of its own at all, not even scratch tickets: just five multi-state draw games.
The games sold in North Dakota compared
| Game | Numbers | Per line | Draws a week | Top prize | Top prize odds | A small wheel* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powerball | 5 of 69 + Powerball (1–26) | $2 | 3 | Jackpot | 1 in 292,201,338 | 10 numbers, 17 tickets, $34 a draw; comes into play on 1 in 52 draws |
| Mega Millions | 5 of 70 + Mega Ball (1–24) | $5 | 2 | Jackpot | 1 in 290,472,336 | 10 numbers, 17 tickets, $85 a draw; comes into play on 1 in 54 draws |
| Millionaire for Life | 5 of 58 + Millionaire Ball (1–5) | $5 | 7 | $1 million a year for life (or $18 million cash) | 1 in 22,910,580 | 10 numbers, 17 tickets, $85 a draw; comes into play on 1 in 31 draws |
| Lotto America | 5 of 52 + Star Ball (1–10) | $1 | 3 | Jackpot, from $2 million | 1 in 25,989,600 | 10 numbers, 17 tickets, $17 a draw; comes into play on 1 in 23 draws |
* The smallest wheel that guarantees a three-number match whenever three of the winning numbers are among the ones you mark. Each game's page has bigger and smaller wheels.
Which game suits a wheel in North Dakota?
- For a guarantee that comes into play most often: Lotto America. With 10 of its 52 numbers marked, three winning numbers land among yours on 1 in 23 draws, about once every 8 weeks.
- For the lowest cost per line: Lotto America, at $1 a line.
- For the longest odds and usually the biggest top prize: Powerball, at 1 in 292,201,338 per line.
Buying tickets in North Dakota
- You can buy them online on the lottery's own website and app, as long as you're in North Dakota.
- Pick & Click sells every game, for one draw, several, or a 4-week subscription, to players 18 or older.
- Paper playslips must be official ones marked by hand; printouts and copies are refused. Copy each line onto a playslip, or read your lines to the clerk.
- Online, you can add at most $999.99 to your account in 24 hours, and $1,999.99 in a week.
- Tickets can't be canceled, and credit cards aren't accepted in stores.
For official rules, results and retailers, visit the North Dakota Lottery. LotteryWheels.com is independent and not part of the North Dakota Lottery.
National games in North Dakota
Other North Dakota Lottery games
The North Dakota Lottery also runs 2by2. Wheels don't apply to it: they only help with games where you pick several numbers from one pool.