How to Play Gopher 5 and North 5 Lottery in US?
Gopher 5 and North 5 are the wonderful lotteries to play in US. State of Minnesota also offers these lotto to play. At this state lottery players have won more than $7 billion. More than $3 billion in lottery proceeds have helped the state—more than $1.2 billion has helped preserve, restore and protect Minnesota’s environment in each of the 87 counties and $1.8 billion has helped fund state programs including education, public safety and health & human services.
It only takes $1 to play for jackpots that start at $100,000. Find below how to play these lottery games and how to claim the prize.
1. North 5 Lottery
- North 5 lottery was earlier known as Northstar Cash lottery.
- To play North 5 Lottery you need to visit your nearest lottery retailer and buy the ticket.
- The ticket costs $1.
- You can also have Multi-draw Tickets where you can purchase a ticket good for up to 14 draws at your favorite retailer. If you choose to play more than one draw, your ticket will include a drawing date range instead of a single drawing date.
- You can ask for a North 5 quick pick or choose your own numbers. Pick five numbers from 1–31.
- Win by matching two, three, four or five numbers. Match all five to win the jackpot.
Odds of the game
| Match: | To Win: | Odds |
| 5 of 5 numbers | JACKPOT* | 1 in 169,911.00 |
| 4 of 5 | $50 | 1 in 1,307.00 |
| 3 of 5 | $5 | 1 in 52.00 |
| 2 of 5 | $1 | 1 in 7.00 |
The approximate overall odds of winning a North 5 prize are 1 in 6.
When are drawings held?
- The North 5 Drawing will be held each day at approximately 6:17 p.m. or as determined and publicly announced by the Lottery. The North 5 Drawings will be conducted by the Lottery headquarters or in a place designated by the Lottery.
- During each Drawing, the Lottery draws, at random, five numbers from the set of one through thirty-one which, after verification, are known as the Winning Numbers for that particular day.
How to get the prize?
The jackpot is paid in cash and will be divided equally among all winning tickets if there is more than one winner. The minimum jackpot amount for a drawing is $25,000.
Prize claims must be submitted within one (1) year of the drawing date.
If the grand prize is not won in a Drawing, the prize money allocated for the grand prize rolls over and is added to the grand prize pool for the following Drawing.
To claim a prize of one dollar ($1.00), five dollars ($5) or fifty dollars ($50), a player must sign the signature area on the back of the Ticket and present the winning ticket to any Retailer. Signatures may not be removed or altered. Until signed, a Ticket is owned by its physical possessor.
The Retailer verifies the claim through the Terminal and, if valid, makes payment of the amount due the player. In the event the Retailer cannot verify the claim or does not have the funds on hand to pay the claim, the Retailer provides the player with a claim form and instructs the player on how to file a claim with the Lottery. If the claim is validated by the Lottery, a check is forwarded to the player in the amount due. In the event the claim is not validated, the claim is denied and the player is notified promptly.
To claim a prize of six hundred dollars ($600) to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), the player must sign the signature area on the back of the winning Ticket, fill out a Ticket Claim form, and present both at any Lottery Regional Office or at Lottery headquarters in Roseville, Minnesota, or mail both to the Minnesota State Lottery, P.O. Box 131000, Roseville, MN 55113.
To claim a prize greater than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), the player must sign the signature area on the back of the winning Ticket, fill out a Ticket Claim form, and present both at the Lottery’s main office in Roseville, Minnesota. If the claim is validated by the Lottery, the check in the appropriate amount will be forwarded to the player, less any applicable federal and state withholding tax and debt owed under Minn. Stat. § 270A.03. In the event that the claim is not validated by the Lottery, the claim is denied and the player is notified.
Note that the Minnesota Lottery attempts to ensure that the winning numbers and jackpot amounts are posted correctly. However, posted numbers are unofficial. The only official source for verifying winning numbers on a player’s ticket is through the Minnesota Lottery’s central computer system. To confirm that a ticket is a winner, please have the ticket validated through a sales terminal at any Minnesota Lottery retailer.
2. Gopher 5 lottery
Gopher 5 is another entertaining lottery and you can buy the lotto ticket at your nearest lotto retail store. There are 3,000+ lottery retailers located throughout Minnesota, so you will find one to buy this lotto ticket.
- Gopher 5 is a Minnesota-only lotto game that is drawn on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
- Tickets are $1 per play.
- Jackpots start at $100,000 and grow until won.
- The largest Gopher 5 jackpot ever won was a whopping $2,032,201.
- Whether the Gopher 5 jackpot is $100,000 or over $1 million, a portion of every dollar played helps protect Minnesota’s great outdoors.
- After buying the ticket leave it all up to luck and ask for a Gopher 5 quick pick or choose your own numbers. Pick five numbers from 1 – 47.
- You can win by matching two, three, four or five numbers. Match all five to win the jackpot.
Go for Multi-draw Tickets where you can purchase a ticket good for up to 14 draws at your favorite retailer. If you choose to play more than one draw, your ticket will include a drawing date range instead of a single drawing date.
The player may select five (5), or request five (5) computer-selected and generated numbered squares in the game grid on a Play Slip. Play Slips are available at no cost to the Player. The minimum Play, of five (5) numbers chosen in one (1) Panel, costs $1.00.
To purchase a standard game Ticket, a player must pay the purchase price and submit a completed Play Slip, or request number selection by Quick Pick to an authorized Retailer. The standard Game Ticket issued by the Retailer will contain the five (5) number selections played in each game grid along with the Drawing date, amount bet, and system control-number data. A standard Game Ticket is the only valid proof of a bet placed, and the only valid receipt for claiming a prize. The standard Game Ticket is valid only for the Drawing date printed on the Ticket.
If Play Slips are unavailable, Plays may also be given verbally to an authorized Retailer in groups of five (5) number selections for each game Play for each $1.00 wagered. The selections are manually entered into a Terminal by the Retailer.
A player may select numbers for up to fourteen (14) Drawings, specifically the next Drawing and the thirteen (13) subsequent Drawings.
No Ticket may be purchased or issued for a Drawing within fifteen (15) minutes of that Drawing.
Prizes and Odds
| Match: | To Win: | Approx. Odds |
| 5 of 5 | JACKPOT* | 1 in 1,533,939.00 |
| 4 of 5 | $500 | 1 in 7,304.00 |
| 3 of 5 | $15 | 1 in 178.00 |
| 2 of 5 | $1 | 1 in 13.00 |
The approximate overall odds of winning a Gopher 5 prize are 1 in 12.00
The prizes awarded for the Grand Prize, which matches a player’s first five (5) numbers selected, are determined on a Pari-mutuel basis starting at $100,000 in the Grand Prize pool, with a minimum of $100,000 paid to a single winning Ticket.
The prize money allocated to the Grand Prize from the total prize pool is 57.87%. The prize money allocated to the Grand Prize is divided equally by the number of Tickets matching the five (5) numbers selected.
- An owner of a Ticket matching four (4) of the five (5) numbers selected is entitled to a prize of five hundred dollars ($500).
- The owner of a Ticket matching three (3) of the five (5) numbers selected is entitled to a prize of fifteen dollars ($15).
- An owner of a Ticket matching two (2) of the five (5) numbers selected is entitled to a prize of one dollar ($1.00).
When are drawings held?
- Drawings are every Monday, Wednesday & Friday at approximately 6:17 p.m.
- Tickets must be purchased by 6:10 p.m. on drawing days.
- Gopher 5 drawings are conducted at Lottery headquarters or in a place designated by the Lottery. The Lottery draws at random, five (5) numbers from one (1) through forty-seven (47), which, after verification, are known as the Winning Numbers for that day
How to claim the prize?
The jackpot is paid in cash and will be divided equally among all winning tickets if there is more than one winner. The minimum jackpot amount for a drawing is $100,000.
Prize claims must be submitted within one (1) year of the drawing date.
To claim a prize of less than six hundred dollars ($600), a player must sign the back of the Ticket in the signature area and present the winning Ticket to any Retailer. Signatures may not be removed or altered. Until signed, a Ticket is owned by its physical possessor. The Retailer will verify the claim through use of a Terminal and, if valid, make payment of the amount due the player. In the event the Retailer cannot verify the claim or does not have the funds on hand to pay the claim, the Retailer will provide the player with a claim form and instruct the player on how to file a claim with the Lottery. Minnesota Lottery
To claim a prize of less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), but greater than six hundred dollars ($600), a player must sign the winning Ticket, fill out a Claim form, and present both at any Lottery Regional Office or at Lottery headquarters in Roseville, Minnesota, or mail both items to the Minnesota State Lottery, P.O. Box 131000, Roseville, MN 55113.
Signatures may not be removed or altered. Until signed, a Ticket is owned by its physical possessor. Date of claim is date of receipt by the Minnesota Lottery. Registered mail is recommended. If the claim is validated by the Lottery, the check in the appropriate amount will be forwarded to the player less any applicable federal and state withholding tax and debt owed under Minn. Stat. § 270A.03. If the claim is not validated by the Lottery, the claim will be denied and the player will be notified promptly.
To claim a prize greater than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), the player must sign the winning Ticket, fill out a Claim form, and present both at the Lottery headquarters in Roseville, Minnesota. Signatures may not be removed or altered. If the claim is validated by the Lottery, the check in the appropriate amount will be forwarded to the player, less any applicable federal and state withholding tax and debt owed under Minn. Stat. § 270A.03. If the claim is not validated by the Lottery, the claim will be denied and the player will be notified promptly.