Here’s an interesting question from a lottery player who was worried that the way they entered a lottery promotion could impact their chance of winning. In reality, all entries into our promotions are treated equally – the system does not favor one method over another.
There are two ways that you can enter tickets into an Iowa Lottery promotion for more chances to win. The majority of people these days use the lottery’s mobile app to enter by scanning the QR code on the front of their ticket. Other folks key in the information by hand, manually entering the identifying numbers on their ticket.
Either option is perfectly fine. The same details are being recorded for the tickets involved.
Years ago, we phased out the mailing in of tickets as entries in Iowa Lottery promotions. Electronic entries are faster and more convenient – and you don’t need postage!
Each eligible entry into one of our promotions is recorded by the time and date it was entered in your VIP Club account. When you’ve successfully completed an entry, a message will appear at the top of the ticket-entry page stating whether the entry was valid.
The valid entries you’ve made in a particular promotion will appear in the ticket history for your VIP Club account.
It doesn’t matter if you’ve scanned the ticket electronically or manually keyed in the numbers. Both options have the same shot at winning!
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