Montana Millionaire raffle sells 500,000 tickets in less then three hours

Montana Lottery's 2024 Montana Millionaire raffle has sold out in record time, with all 500,000 tickets snapped up in under three hours on Friday, marking an unprecedented milestone for the popular annual lottery game.

“The demand for Montana Millionaire this year has been absolutely incredible,” said Montana Lottery Director Bob Brown. “We knew tickets would sell fast, but under a 3-hour sellout for 500,000 tickets is truly unprecedented.”

The Montana Millionaire raffle, a much-anticipated event each year, offers substantial prizes. The “Quarter Million Monday” drawing for a $250,000 prize is scheduled for Dec. 2. The rewards will continue through to Dec. 26, when the lottery will hold a grand prize drawing, awarding four tickets with $1 million each.

In addition to the top prizes, the raffle includes 2,300 $500 instant win prizes and 4,500 $100 instant win prizes. All winning tickets from the instant win prizes and the upcoming Quarter Million Monday are still eligible for the final grand prize drawing, giving players more chances to win.

With the overwhelming response to this year’s raffle, the Montana Lottery is celebrating one of its most successful draws to date.