BOISE, Idaho ÔÇô Just in time for the late holiday season shoppers, the Idaho Lottery is offering a two-day special for players on Tuesday and Wednesday this week only.

From 12 p.m. (noon) Mountain Time until 6 p.m. Mountain Time Tuesday, December 23, 2014, for each $10 Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle ticket a player purchases, they will receive a free Mega Millions ticket and a have chance at that night's $142 million jackpot. From 12 p.m. (noon) Mountain Time until 6 p.m. Mountain Time Wednesday, December 24, 2014, for each $10 Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle ticket a player purchases, they will receive a free Powerball ticket and a have chance at that night's $100 million jackpot.

"This is a special offer that highlights three of our more popular games and is a way to say thank you to our players for a great year," said Idaho Lottery Director, Jeff Anderson. "The Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle could create the Lottery's 50th millionaire since we began operations in 1989."

The Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle, one of the season's most popular Lottery games, is currently 66% sold through. Ticket sales remain brisk, as the game has sold 19% just in the last ten days.

"We have heard many people are buying raffle tickets to give as gifts and stocking stuffers," added Anderson.

As an Idaho-only game, Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle tickets are only available for sale through all 1,200 Idaho Lottery retail locations. This year's Raffle features over 6,100 prizes, the most ever offered by the game.

The Idaho Lottery is emphasizing to all players that they need to sign their Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle tickets and keep them in a safe place until the draw. This year's winning numbers announcement will take place at 10:00 p.m. Mountain Time on December 31, 2014 at the Idaho Potato Drop in downtown Boise.

Lottery officials continue to remind players to play the Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle, and all their games, responsibly.

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