In 2003, the Oklahoma state legislature approved a lottery proposal to go before a vote of the people.
Lucky for Life, Mega Millions, Lotto America, and Powerball winners must claim within 180 days of the drawing.
Oklahoma Cash 5, initially thrice weekly when begun in 2005, has been drawn nightly since July 2009.
Powerball jackpots begin at $40 million; the game is drawn Monday, Wednesday and Saturday evenings at 9:59 p.m. Central Time.
In March 2009, Mega Millions and Powerball began negotiating an agreement to allow each participating U.S. lottery to sell tickets for both games.
An agreement was reached on October 13 of that year; two months later, it was announced that Oklahoma would begin selling Mega Millions tickets on January 31, 2010, the cross-selling date.
In June 2006, the Oklahoma Lottery had its first jackpot winner when an Oklahoman won $101 million in Powerball.
[3] The Powerball drawing of June 27, 2007 produced Oklahoma's second winning jackpot ticket for the game, and the largest to date: $105.8 million (annuitized).
Muldrow residents Don and Joyce Harvey (a married couple that at the time were respectively 64 and 50 years old) claimed the prize on June 29, 2007; they chose the cash option, and received approximately $33.7 million after withholdings.
The program was cancelled due to low ratings; the final episode was taped on August 20, 2008.