Midwest Millions is an American scratchcard game that began on September 7, 2007, in Iowa and Kansas, administered by the Multi-State Lottery Association.
[2][3] Both $500,000 prizes were won on tickets bought in Iowa, although one of the winners was from Nebraska.
[4] A total of 1.2 million tickets were offered, split evenly between Iowa and Kansas.
The game's biggest prize, $500,000 cash, was won in both second-chance drawings.
The first drawing was held in January 2008 in Topeka, Kansas;[3][5] Because of the success of the first series, another version was announced to start in April 2008.