Lucky for Life Lifetime Prize Won in Minnesota

Winning is fun. Winning over and over is so much more fun. Someone who purchased a Lucky for Life lotto ticket in Garrison is about to find out just how much.

A Lucky for Life ticket purchased at Holiday Stationstore on Highway 18 in Garrison matched the first five numbers drawn on July 9 to win $25,000 a year for life.

This is the 14th time a Minnesota Lottery player has won a Lucky for Life $25,000 a year for life prize!

Lucky for Life offers two lifetime prizes: the top prize is $1,000 a day for life and the second prize is $25,000 a year for life. Those checks just keep coming. Want to play? Find a retailer.

Lucky for Life Fast Facts

  • Cost: $2 per play
  • Top prize: Match all five numbers and the Lucky Ball to win $1,000 a day—that’s every single day—for the rest of your life.
  • Second prize: Match the first five numbers to win $25,000 a year for life.
  • Drawings: Monday and Thursday at approximately 9:38 p.m.
  • Retailer bonus: $10,000 for selling a $1,000 a day for life winning ticket; $5,000 for selling a $25,000 a year for life winning ticket.
  • Approximate odds: 1 in 30,821,472 to match the first five numbers and the Lucky Ball; 1 in 1,813,028 to match the first five numbers; 1 in 7.8 to win a Lucky for Life prize.

Playing Our Part: Since 1990, the Lottery has generated more than $3.2 billion for programs that positively impact the lives of Minnesotans. More than $1.4 billion has helped preserve, restore and protect Minnesota’s environment through the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, Game and Fish Fund and the Natural Resources Fund. Another $1.8 billion has helped fund state programs through the General Fund, including education, public safety and health and human services.