Ticket sales began on June 13, 2014, in New York and New Jersey; the first drawing took place three days later.
New Jersey Lottery regulations require that players choose either the annuity or cash option when playing.
Rules also vary by Cash4Life member: a ticket bought in Florida whose winner prefers the cash option must claim within 60 days of the drawing.
[3] Each drawing is supervised by an auditor from Hamilton, New Jersey–based Mercadien P.C., a CPA and Asset Management firm.
[8][9] The smaller machine (Messenger Single Digit) mixes the four green Cash Balls by using a clockwise rotating arm.
† Original member Cash4Life was also the name of a significantly different game offered from March 30, 1998, to September 7, 2000, by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL).
The top prize, $1,000-per-week-for-life (no cash option), was won if the player's primary set of two-digit numbers (00 through 99) matched those drawn.
It was offered in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia.