Pick Your Numbers
Select 5 out of 48 numbers and 1 out of 18 numbers for Lucky Ball. Use a Playslip to choose your numbers or check the QP (Quick Pick) box for randomly generated numbers. Or, simply ask your retailer for a Lucky for Life Quick Pick!
Buy Your Ticket
Ticket buyers must be at least 18. Lucky for Life tickets cost $2 and are available at most Colorado retailers.
Lottery games may be purchased using a debit card where accepted by retailers (not all retailers accept debit cards). Lottery tickets can never be purchased with a credit card.
Play Multiple Drawings
Purchase up to 13 weeks (91 drawings) in advance with Advance Play. Just check the Advance Play box on the Playslip or ask your retailer for it. You’ll play the same numbers for all drawings.
Check Your Winnings
Have winning numbers sent to your cell phone or email address: sign up for MyLottery. Winning numbers are also available from retailers, your local newspaper, on the late news on some television stations, and right here!
Lucky for Life Payouts & Odds of Winning
MATCH | PRIZE | ODDS |
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5 + LB | $1,000 a day for life* | 1 in 30,821,472 |
5 of 5 | $25,000 a year for life* | 1 in 1,813,028 |
4 + LB | $5,000* | 1 in 143,356 |
4 of 5 | $200 | 1 in 8,433 |
3 + LB | $150 | 1 in 3,413 |
3 of 5 | $20 | 1 in 201 |
2 + LB | $25 | 1 in 250 |
2 | $3 | 1 in 15 |
1 + LB | $6 | 1 in 50 |
LB | $4 | 1 in 32 |
*Overall odds of winning are 1 in 8. Prizes equal 50% of sales overall. In some cases, these prizes may be lower than these published prize levels. Refer to your lottery’s official rules for a detailed explanation of prize payments.
Lucky for Life Prize Options
The minimum payment period for the top and second prizes is 20 years. Both have the choice of a Cash Option as an alternative to the Annuitized Payment option, as described in the table below. Prizes that are governed by "split-prize" liability are divided equally among the winning tickets and may be less than shown.
Top Prize
WINNERS | ANNUITIZED PAYMENT OPTION | CASH OPTION |
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1-14 | $1,000 a day for life* | $5,750,000* |
15 or more | (No annuitized payment option) | $7,125,000* |
Second Prize
WINNERS | ANNUITIZED PAYMENT OPTION | CASH OPTION |
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1-20 | $25,000 a year for life | $390,000 |
21 or more | (No annuitized payment option) | $9,400,000* |
*Divided by the number of winners