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Retailer Selling Bonuses Paid

Retailer selling bonuses are paid to the retailer who sold a winning jackpot ticket or who sold selected high tier winning tickets. Currently retailers are eligible for retailer bonuses in the following categories:

  • Lotto or Hit 5 - for a jackpot winning ticket the Lottery will pay a selling bonus of one percent (1%) of the winning jackpot to the retailer(if multiple winners, selling bonus is split appropriately).

  • Powerball 2nd Tier ($1,000,000) - for a second-tier winning ticket (matching 5 of 5 numbers without the Powerball), the Lottery will pay a $10,000 selling bonus to the retailer. Power Play will not change the selling bonus amount.

  • Powerball - for a jackpot winning ticket the Lottery will pay a $50,000 selling bonus to the retailer(if multiple winners, selling bonus is split appropriately).

  • Mega Millions 2nd Tier ($250,000) - for a second-tier winning ticket (matching 5 of 5 numbers without the Mega Ball), the Lottery will pay a $2,500 selling bonus to the retailer. $10,000 selling bonus for selling a winning second-tier Mega Millions ticket with Megaplier.

  • Mega Millions - for a jackpot winning ticket the Lottery will pay a $50,000 selling bonus to the retailer (if multiple winners, selling bonus is split appropriately).

Below is a picture of Safeway Store #1528 in North Bend which sold the Mega Millions jackpot ticket. They received a retailer selling bonus of $50,000.

Selling Bonus - Safeway

This next picture shows Casey’s Red Apple in Langley which sold a $3 million Lotto jackpot ticket. The retailer selling bonus was paid for $30,000.

Selling Bonus - Casey's Red Apple

And the Rosemere Tavern in Vancouver (below) sold the Hit 5 winning cashpot ticket and received a retailer selling bonus of $4,800.

Selling Bonus - Rosemere Tavern