Millionaire for Life Replaced Cash4Life: What's Different
Cash4Life and Lucky for Life gave way to Millionaire for Life in February 2026. How the new nightly game works and how its odds compare.
If you used to play Cash4Life or Lucky for Life, you'll have noticed they're gone. Both were retired in February 2026, and on February 22 a single replacement took over: Millionaire for Life. It has been drawn every night since, 252 times so far.
How the game works
- Pick five numbers from 1 to 58 and a Millionaire Ball from 1 to 5.
- Each play costs $5.
- The draw is held every night at 11:15 pm Eastern.
- Top prize: $1,000,000 a year for life, or a cash option.
- Second prize (five numbers, no Millionaire Ball): $100,000 a year for life, or a cash option.
The odds
Five from 58 gives 4,582,116 possible sets, and there are five Millionaire Balls, so the top prize odds are 1 in 22,910,580. That's far better than Powerball or Mega Millions, because the prize is fixed rather than a jackpot that rolls over. The full odds table is on the Millionaire for Life page.
Reading the results
The green ball on our results is the Millionaire Ball. With only five possibilities, each one should come up about one draw in five over time. After 252 draws they're already close to that, but not exactly, which is what you'd expect by chance. Check the current counts on the statistics page.
What about old Cash4Life tickets?
Unclaimed Cash4Life prizes can still be claimed until your state's deadline, which is counted from the draw date. New York, for example, allows one year. If you've found an old ticket, check it against the official archive on your state lottery's site.