Montana Cash
Montana Cash is an exciting Big Sky lottery game with a minimum $40,000 jackpot and two draws a week.
Draws take place Wednesday and Saturday at 8:00 PM Mountain Time. You can purchase tickets for a draw up until the draw time. Tickets cost $1.00 for two plays, so you get double the chances to win! The overall odds of winning are 1 in 5.7.
The jackpot starts at a guaranteed $40,000 and keeps growing until someone wins it.
To play, pick five numbers from 1 to 45, or use Quick Pick to have the numbers randomly selected for you. With the Multiple Draws option, you can choose to play the same set of numbers for up to 24 consecutive draws.
Prizes and Odds of Winning Montana Cash
To win the jackpot, you need to match all five white balls - but even if you match fewer numbers, with four winning tiers and overall odds of 1 in 5.7, you have a good chance of winning a prize.
| Winning Tier | Prize | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Match 5 of 5 | Jackpot | 1 in 610,880 | |
| Match 4 of 5 | $200 | 1 in 3,054 | Match 3 of 5 | $5 | 1 in 78 | Match 2 of 5 | $1 | 1 in 6 |
| Overall odds of winning any Montana Cash prize are 1 in 5.7 | |||
Jackpot prizes are divided equally between multiple winning tickets.
The set prize amounts are based on the expected number of winners sharing the prize pool. However, if the number of winners and the available prize pool varies, set prizes may be paid on a parimutuel basis and may be lower than stated.
Winners who don't provide a Social Security number or are not U.S. citizens are subject to higher tax withholding rates and will receive less than the advertised jackpot amount.