GREAT FALLS — Somebody is going to kick off the holiday season with a much bigger budget for gifts, thanks to the Montana Lottery.
As part of this year's Montana Millionaire, one of the 500,000 tickets sold on November 1st was drawn on Monday, December 2, with a prize of $250,000.
At about 10:35 a.m., the Montana Lottery announced the winning ticket number: 085666.
The lucky ticket was sold at the Office Bar & Motel in Vaughn near Great Falls, according to the Montana Lottery.
The "Quarter Million Monday” drawing this year replaced the former “Early Bird” drawings.
The drawing for the four $1 million grand prizes will be on Thursday, December 26, 2024.
The winner of Monday's $250,000 remains eligible for one of the $1 million grand prizes.
Previous Montana Millionaire Winners
The winning $1M tickets in 2023 and where they were sold:
- 299951 - Town Pump of Kalispell (2910 US 93 South)
- 315800 - Town & Country Supply (Hilltop Road in Billings)
- 346589 - Heidelberg Lounge (Division Road in Great Falls)
Previous million-dollar winners over the years include three from Butte, two from Great Falls, four from Billings, two from Columbia Falls, and one each from Winnett, East Helena, and Laurel.
In 2022, no one claimed one of the two Montana Millionaire prizes, so the money went into the State General Fund.
Due to a change in legislation, the Montana Lottery is no longer allowed to release the names of Montana Millionaire winners without their explicit consent.
