Lottery players hoping to become millionaires this week

About 175,000 tickets have been sold in the Holiday Millionaire Raffle, and one will be named a millionaire on New Year’s Eve.

The Holiday Millionaire Raffle grand prize drawing will take place Dec. 31, with one of 175,000 tickets winning $1 million. The drawing will take place just before noon Dec. 31 and will be telecast on KSHB-Channel 41 at 11:56 a.m. New Year’s Eve.

The raffle is sold out, according to Kansas Lottery officials.

In addition, the jackpots of other Kansas Lottery games are in the millions.

The Super Kansas Cash all-cash jackpot to be drawn Monday night is an estimated $1.16 million.

Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing is up to $172 million for anyone who matches all numbers. This drawing is nationwide, as is the Powerball jackpot on Wednesday night. That is up to $120 million.

Also, the Hot Lotto jackpot has climbed to about $3.19 million.

The Holiday Millionaire Raffle drawing will also produce 25 $5,000 winners, 25 $1,000 winners and 2,500 $100 prizes. Players must retain their tickets to claim a prize.

A list of all winning raffle numbers will be available on www.kslottery.com shortly after noon on Dec. 31 so players can check their tickets against the winning ticket numbers. Tickets can also be checked at any Kansas Lottery retailer, including Check-a-Ticket machines, or by calling the Kansas Lottery at 785-296-5700.