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Lucky for Life (which began in Connecticut as ''Lucky4Life'') is a lottery draw game (as of November 15, 2015) available in 17 jurisdictions. Lucky for Life, whose Connecticut-only version began in 2009, became a six-state regional game three years later, and became a "quasi-national" game on January 27, 2015 (adding eight more lotteries on that date, with the District of Columbia, Kentucky, and most recently Ohio since joining); its slogan is "The Game of a Lifetime." Its drawings remain in Connecticut; Lucky for Life is drawn Mondays and Thursdays at 10:38 pm Eastern Time, using two drawing machines and numbered balls.〔http://www.neluckyforlife.com/about/ (retrieved April 2, 2012)〕 Lucky for Life was modified on September 17, 2013, adding a second "lifetime" prize tier, and a cash option for either annuity tier. Each Lucky for Life play costs $2. With the District of Columbia joining Lucky for Life (the first member added without changing the game's odds) on February 15, 2015, Kentucky on March 22, 2015, and Ohio on November 15, 2015, Lucky for Life currently has 17 members. Colorado, North Dakota, and Iowa (see below) are among those expected to join LFL in 2016. ==First- and second-prize payouts== Unlike other American lottery games (the exception being ''Cash4Life'', offered in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia) Lucky for Life offers two annuitized prize levels; both are advertised as "lifetime" prizes. Beginning with the 2013 game modification, a first-prize winner can choose cash in lieu of the lifetime annuity; second-prize winners also are offered a cash option. A first-prize winner, if the annuity is chosen, receives, or shares, the equivalent of "$1,000 a day for life" (the timing of the payments is according to the rules where the ticket was sold), with a 20-year guarantee; if the winner dies, payments continue to the winner's estate.〔https://www.nhlottery.com/Games/LuckyForLife/Rules.aspx (retrieved April 2, 2012)〕 Second prize is $25,000 per year for life. Lucky for Life uses a 5/48 (white balls) + 1/18 (green "Lucky Balls") draw matrix; its 2013 game modification had 43 balls in each of the two drums, while the previous version was 5/40 + 1/21. (The Connecticut-only game drew four white balls and a green "Lucky Ball"; hence the name ''Lucky4Life''.) The 5/43 + 1/43 version never produced a top prize-winning ticket; all winners of the LFL "$1,000-per-day" prize as of November 2015 are receiving their winnings according to the pre-cash option rules. (The most recent top prize win in LFL was in August 2013 on a ticket sold in New Hampshire.) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lucky for Life」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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