For 50 years, the New York Lottery has awarded billions of dollars in prizes to those who have winning tickets. As part of a special sweepstakes commemorating the Lottery’s 50^th anniversary, players with eligible draw game and non-winning scratch-off tickets get a free second chance at cash prizes or shopping points for the Players Club.

Between now and January 7, 2018, via the New York Lottery’s Players Club, 10 lucky New Yorkers will be selected to win $5,000 cash prizes in the 50^th Anniversary Sweepstakes monthly drawings. In January 2018, a Players Club member will win the Grand Prize drawing for $50,000 in cash.

To enter the sweepstakes, players just need to register for the Players Club and enter eligible tickets (either draw games or instant games). They may sign up for free at NYLotteryPlayersClub.com or on the New York Lottery Players Club mobile app.

For each ticket entered into one of seven monthly drawings, players will receive a number of entries corresponding with the dollar value of the ticket entered. Each month, 10 $5,000 prizes will be awarded. All entries not selected as a monthly drawing winner will be entered into the $50,000 Grand Prize drawing to be held January 8, 2018. Additionally, each ticket entered into the 50^th Anniversary Sweepstakes earns entries into the Players Club weekly drawings for cash or points, which can be redeemed for merchandise.

New York Lottery 50^th Anniversary Sweepstakes Drawing Dates and Deadlines:

• Drawing 1 – June 26, 2017; entry deadline 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on June 25
• Drawing 2 – July 24, 2017 ; entry deadline 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on July 25
• Drawing 3 – August 28, 2017; entry deadline 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on August 27
• Drawing 4 – September 25, 2017; entry deadline 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on September 24
• Drawing 5 – October 30, 2017; entry deadline 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on October 29
• Drawing 6 – November 27, 2017; entry deadline 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on November 26
• Drawing 7 – December 27, 2017; entry deadline 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on December 26
• Grand Prize Drawing – January 8, 2018; entry deadline 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on January 7

All entries are subject to verification by the Lottery.

Join the New York Lottery’s 50^th Anniversary!

The New York Lottery turns 50 this year! Help us celebrate North America’s most profitable Lottery:

• Join us at Albany’s Empire State Plaza on the Lottery’s 50^th Birthday on Friday, June 16, 2017 at 12:15 p.m. for a special celebration, including live midday Numbers and Win 4 drawings with Yolanda Vega, giveaways, promotions and much more!
• More celebrations will take place at the Great New York State Fair in August.
• Beginning June 1, 2017: All eligible draw game and scratch-off tickets can be entered into the 50^th Anniversary Sweepstakes through the New York Lottery Players Club or on the Players Club mobile app (iTunes / Google).

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About the New York Lottery

The New York Lottery continues to be North America’s largest and most profitable Lottery, contributing $3.27 billion in fiscal year 2016-2017 to help support education in New York State. The Lottery’s contribution represents approximately 14 percent of total state education aid to local school districts.

New York Lottery revenue is distributed to local school districts by the same statutory formula used to distribute the other state aid to education. It takes into account both a school district’s size and its income level; larger, lower-income school districts receive proportionately larger shares of Lottery school funding.