IDAHO LOTTERY HISTORY AND TIMELINE
March 23, 1988
The Idaho Legislature approves Senate Bill 1471, the Lottery Creation
Act, and places it on the ballot for the November general election.
November 8, 1988
Lottery ballot measure passes by popular vote of the Idaho electorate.
July 19, 1989
Idaho Lottery sells first ticket to J.R. Simplot. Sadly, it was a non-winner.
The Idaho Lottery sells $840,000 on Day One.
February 1, 1990
Idaho Lottery joins Multi-State Lottery Association and offers Idaho
Super Lotto / Lotto America.
February 10, 1990
Sue Jones, Boise, wins $2 million on Idaho Super Lotto / Lotto America.
She is the Lottery’s first millionaire.
September 4, 1990
The Idaho Lottery launches its first, Idaho only draw game, Fantastic 5.
December 29, 1990
Bill Leavell wins $7.3 million on Idaho Super Lotto and becomes the
largest Idaho Lottery winner.
February 12, 1992
Phyllis Nisbet and May McCune, Idaho Falls, win $12.3 million on Super
Lotto and become the largest Idaho Lottery winners.
February 18, 1992
The Lottery introduces Idaho Playdays, its first $2 scratch game.
April 19, 1992
Super Lotto / Lotto America becomes Powerball.
November 16, 1992
Fred and Martha Gibbons win $22.1 million on Powerball and become
largest Idaho Lottery winners.
February 21, 1994
Idaho Lottery offers Tri-West Lotto.
August 16, 1994
The Lottery introduces its first $3 scratch game, Bingo.
June 5, 1995
Pam Hiatt wins $87,585,066 on Powerball; becomes the largest Idaho
Lottery winner.
November 15, 1995
The Idaho Lottery introduces Monte Carlo, its first $5 scratch game.
July 1996
The Idaho Lottery passes $100 million in dividends to the State of Idaho.
December 25, 1996
The Robinson’s/Seagraves’s win $48.2 million Powerball jackpot on
Christmas night.
February 1998
Tri-West becomes Wild Card.
May 18, 1999
The 10th Anniversary Game is introduced, the Lottery’s first $10 ticket.
January 1, 2000
Idaho launches its VIP Club, the first for any Lottery in North America.
June 5, 2000
Idaho Lottery launches Idaho Pick 3, its first daily draw game.
October 6, 2001
The first Scratch for Schools event is held at Boise Towne Square Mall.
June 30, 2001
The Idaho Lottery returns dividends topping $200 million since Day One.
July 10, 2001
The Idaho Lottery introduces its first $7 scratch game, Super Lucky 7s.
June 30, 2002
The Idaho Lottery reaches $1 billion in total sales.
February 3, 2004
150 Grand, 15th Anniversary scratch game is launched, the first $15 ticket.
December 21, 2004
Set for Life launches, has highest scratch game prize ever of $1 million.
May 28, 2005
Brad Duke wins $220.2 million on Powerball and become largest Idaho
Lottery winner of all time.
July 2005
The Idaho Lottery surpasses the $300 million dividend threshold.
February 18, 2006
The Lottery sells $1,469,380 in Powerball sales, a single day, single game
record, for that night’s record $365 million Powerball jackpot.
October 1, 2007
Idaho Lottery offers Hot Lotto.
November 11, 2007
Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle tickets go on sale. It sells out in 35 days later.
February 12, 2008
Idaho State University in Pocatello hosts the single largest Scratch for
Schools event with 45 schools participating.
June 26, 2008
The Lottery records their 16th winner of $200,000 or more on Powerball
in one year.
July 7, 2008
The Idaho Lottery crosses the $400 million dividend mark.
February 23, 2009
Lottery celebrates their 20th Anniversary with their first $20 scratch ticket.
May 3, 2009
Idaho Lottery launches Double Play Daily, its first $2 Draw Game.
July 21, 2009
The Idaho Lottery returns largest dividend in its history of $35 million,
twenty years after Day One.