Cash4Life

Cash4Life is a lottery game that began in New York and New Jersey in June 2014. Currently, it is offered in six states; Cash4Life added Pennsylvania on April 7, 2015, Virginia on May 3, 2015, Tennessee on November 1, 2015, and Maryland on January 26, 2016). Cash4Life is drawn Mondays and Thursdays. (An unrelated multi-state game, also known as Cash4Life, was offered from 1998 to 2000; see below.)

Each game costs $2. Players choose (or have the terminal select the numbers, which is known as "quick pick" in Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee; and "easy pick" in Virginia) 5 of 60 numbers in the main field, and 1 of 4 (hence the game's name) green "Cash Ball" numbers in a second field. Matching all six numbers wins, or shares ("split-prize liability"), the equivalent of $1,000-per-day-for-life, or $7,000,000 cash, at the winner's option. Second prize, however, can have multiple winners of $1,000-per-week-for-life and/or $1,000,000 cash. (New Jersey Lottery regulations require that a player choose cash or annuity when playing; a "cash" ticket is binding, while an "annuity" ticket can be changed to cash after winning.)