District of Columbia Lottery Numbers
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Current lottery games include: Powerball - Mega Millions - Lucky for Life - DC 2 Evening - DC 2 Midday - DC 3 Evening - DC 3 Midday - DC 4 Evening - DC 4 Midday - DC 5 Evening - DC 5 Midday
Latest District of Columbia Numbers
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You can get all the latest winning numbers from DC Lottery games delivered straight to your phone or tablet with the District of Columbia Lottery App. Visit the DC Lottery App page to download it for free.
Buying Lottery Tickets
If you live out of state, you'll have to make a trip to Washington D.C. to take part in one of their exciting games. Tickets are available from any authorized retailer.
D.C. Lottery Drawing Schedule
Find out exactly when each game is held and how late you can buy tickets:
| Game | Draw Days | Draw Times* | Ticket Sales Close At* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powerball | Wednesday & Saturday | 10:59 PM | 9:45 PM |
| Mega Millions | Tuesday & Friday | 11:00 PM | 10:45 PM |
| Lucky for Life | Monday & Thursday | 10:38 PM | 9:30 PM |
| DC2 | Daily | 1:49 PM & 7:49 PM | 1:49 PM & 7:49 PM |
| DC3 | Daily | 1:49 PM & 7:49 PM | 1:49 PM & 7:49 PM |
| DC4 | Daily | 1:49 PM & 7:49 PM | 1:49 PM & 7:49 PM |
| DC5 | Daily | 1:49 PM & 7:49 PM | 1:49 PM & 7:49 PM |
| *Times are shown in ET. DC2, 3, 4 and 5 drawings occur immediately after ticket sales close. | |||
Game Information
Games offered by the D.C. Lottery include Powerball, Mega Millions, and Lucky for Life. As well as these multi-state games, there are also a range of draws excluively played in the District of Columbia.
DC5
DC5 is a 120-way box bet game that offers a top prize of $50,000 for a successful straight bet. Drawings are held twice a day in the afternoon and evening. Essentially, you wager either 50 cents or $1 on a set of five numbers between 0 and 9 and the order in which they will appear in the drawing. After choosing the five numbers you'd like to play, you can then specify what bet you'd like to make. Here's a breakdown of what you can win on each type of bet, and what you need to match to win:
| Bet Type | Match to Win | $1 Bet Pays | Odds of Winning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight | 5 digits in exact order | $50,000 | 1 in 100,000 |
| 5 Way Box | 5 digits in any order | $10,000 | 1 in 20,000 |
| 10 Way Box | 5 digits in any order | $5,000 | 1 in 10,000 |
| 20 Way Box | 5 digits in any order | $2,500 | 1 in 5,000 |
| 30 Way Box | 5 digits in any order | $1,700 | 1 in 3,333 |
| 60 Way Box | 5 digits in any order | $800 | 1 in 1,667 |
| 120 Way Box | 5 digits in any order | $425 | 1 in 833 |
| Front 4 | First 4 digits in exact order | $5,000 | 1 in 10,000 |
| Back 4 | Last 4 digits in exact order | $5,000 | 1 in 10,000 |
| Front 3 | First 3 digits in exact order | $500 | 1 in 1,000 |
| Back 3 | Last 3 digits in exact order | $500 | 1 in 1,000 |
| Front Pair | First 2 digits in exact order | $50 | 1 in 100 |
| Back Pair | Last 2 digits in exact order | $50 | 1 in 100 |
A $0.50 bet instead of a $1 bet will pay half of the amount listed above.
DC4
DC4 is drawn daily at 2:20pm EST and 8:35pm EST. There are seven different ways to win, get the full details of each prize tier in the table below.
| Bet Type | Match to Win | $1 Bet Payout | Odds of Winning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight | 4 digits in exact order | $5,000 | 1 in 10,000 |
| 4 Way Box | 4 digits in any order, with 3 of the 4 digits being the same e.g. 1112 | $1,200 | 1 in 2,500 |
| 6 Way Box | 4 digits in any order, with 2 being one number and 2 being another e.g. 1122 | $800 | 1 in 1,667.67 |
| 12 Way Box | 4 digits in any order, with 2 digits being the same and 2 being different e.g. 1124 | $400 | 1 in 833.33 |
| 24 Way Box | 4 digits in any order, with all 4 digits being different numbers | $200 | 1 in 416.67 |
| Front Three | First 3 digits in exact order | $500 | 1 in 1,000 |
| Back Three | Last 3 digits in exact order | $500 | 1 in 1,000 |
It is also possible to place a $0.50 bet, in which case the prize amounts listed above would be halved.
Other Games
District residents can also play local games like DC3, DC2, Keno, Fast Play and Tap-N-Play, or take part in instant win games called Scratcher. D.C. Scratchers are fun instant win games that can be purchased from authorized retailers throughout the District. Prizes can reach as high as $1 million and all you have to do to win big apart from beating the odds is scratch off the coating on the game. Pick up one today and see what happens!
Claiming D.C. Lottery Prizes
If you've won a D.C. Lottery prize, then you will have 180 days from the date of the drawing or from the announced close of game date (for Scratch tickets). Any prizes left unclaimed after this period of time are allocated to the District's General Fund.
Prizes worth $600 or less can be claimed at any authorized Lottery retailer or at the D.C. Lottery claim center. If you've won between $601 and $199,999 you can redeem your prize at the Claim Center. Prizes worth $200,000 or more must be claimed at the D.C. Lottery's head office on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.
If you've won $5,000 or more, then your prize will be subject to a federal withholding tax of 25 percent and D.C. taxes of 8.95 percent.
History of the D.C. Lottery
The D.C. Lottery was established in 1982 and hit $3.5 million in sales during its first week. The district is a founding member of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), along with Iowa, Kansas, Oregon, Rhode Island and West Virginia. The group launched in 1987 and Lotto*America debuted in 1988. Mega Millions tickets went on sale in January 2010.
Revenue from the D.C. Lottery is allocated to the General Fund for the District. Since the Lottery was established, over $1.8 billion has been raised to provide valuable support to education, public safety, senior services and more.
Rules
You must be at least 18 years old to purchase D.C. Lottery tickets, but minors can receive lottery tickets as gifts.