BOISE, Idaho ÔÇô Someone in Idaho is currently holding a winning Idaho Lottery ticket worth $100,000 on the Idaho Lottery's game Hot Ticket Sweepstakes. The lucky winning number is:

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The Idaho Lottery's game Hot Ticket Sweepstakes officially ended on Monday, August 20, 2018 at 11:59 pm Mountain Time. There were a total of 71,412 tickets eligible for the winning draw. In addition to the top prize of $100,000 there are 4,425 prizes in the game, including twenty-five $1,000 prizes. All of these winning numbers are now available for payment.

"We thank everyone who participated in making this game a success for the good causes we support that benefit all Idahoans, Idaho Public Schools and the Permanent Building Fund," said Jeff Anderson, Idaho Lottery Director. "We also strongly encourage all our players to sign the back of their Hot Ticket Sweepstakes tickets prior to presenting them for payment."

Players can check their tickets for all prizes at idaholottery.com, by using the Lottery's free Check-a-Ticket app, by calling the Idaho Lottery Winning Numbers Hotline (208-334-4656), or by visiting an Idaho Lottery retail location.

When visiting the Idaho Lottery's website (idaholottery.com), players can scroll down to the Hot Ticket Sweepstakes banner where the winning number for the $100,000 prize is posted. Players have two options for checking their tickets for all the prizes. There is a check-a-ticket function where players enter their Hot Ticket Sweepstakes number to see if it has won a prize. Also, all 4,426 winning numbers will be listed sequentially by prize category and available for download in pdf format.

The $100,000 top prize and the twenty-five $1,000 prizes must be claimed at the Idaho Lottery offices in Boise within 180 days of today's drawing. Idaho Lottery offices are open from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM Mountain Time, Monday through Friday. All other prizes may be claimed at Idaho Lottery retail locations.

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ABOUT THE IDAHO LOTTERY

The Idaho Lottery responsibly provides a variety of entertaining games featuring Powerball, Mega Millions, Scratch Games^TM, and PullTabs with a high degree of integrity to maximize the dividend for Idaho public schools and the permanent building fund. Since their inception in 1989, the Idaho Lottery has sold nearly $3.7 billion in products, awarded over $2.2 billion in prizes to players, returned $216 million in retail commissions, and distributed $846 million in Lottery dividends to Idaho public schools and the Permanent Building Fund.