Iowa’s InstaPlay lineup is set for a BIG makeover in November, with 10 new games scheduled to hit the market.
The revamp of our InstaPlay line started a couple months ago when we introduced a few new games. It continued earlier this month when we debuted our first holiday-themed InstaPlay tickets.
Now in the next few weeks, you’ll see another 10 new InstaPlay games hitting the market as some older games end. That approach is similar to the schedules we use for scratch and pull-tab games – as new games are introduced, sales end in older games that have been on the market for some time.
The big difference on the InstaPlay side has to do with progressive-jackpot games. I’ll dig into those details later in this blog entry.
The Schedule Of New Games
The 5 InstaPlay games set to debut Nov. 3 all feature set prize amounts. Here is the list, including their ticket prices:
- $20 on the Spot ($1)
- Fast Cash Bingo ($2)
- Plus the Cash ($5)
- Crazy Wild Cash ($10)
- Top Dollar ($30).
Five more InstaPlay games are set to begin Nov. 17. Four of them have progressive jackpots, meaning that the top prize increases with each ticket sold statewide until it’s won. Only 1 game scheduled for Nov. 17 features set prize amounts. The games are:
- Big Money Doubler Progressive ($5)
- Hot Ticket Progressive ($10)
- Xtreme Multiplier Progressive ($20)
- Ultimate Winning ($20, game has set prize amounts)
- Blank Check Progressive ($30).
Some Older Games Are Ending
As the new games are introduced, some existing InstaPlay games will leave the market.
Ending dates are solid for the InstaPlay games with set prize amounts that are leaving the market. But the exact date that the Iowa Lottery plans to end an InstaPlay progressive game is dependent upon its jackpot being won.
To be fair to our players, we don’t want to end an InstaPlay game while its progressive jackpot is still growing. Someone should get to win it!
So, for example, the Cherry Twist Progressive game was put on the game-ending schedule on Oct. 19, but it’s still for sale because its current jackpot hasn't been hit yet!
Sales ended Oct. 19 in these 3 InstaPlay games with set prize amounts:
- Lucky Gems ($1)
- Bullseye Doubler ($2)
- Triple Play ($10).
As we move ahead, we anticipate it will become the norm for new InstaPlay games to regularly start and older games to end.