The Lottery follows very specific guidelines when conducting Draw Games drawings and producing Scratchers tickets. This section explains some of the Lottery's various security measures and procedures.

Information Security Mission Statement

"The mission of the Security Division, regarding information security, is to direct and support the Missouri Lottery in the protection of its information assets from intentional or unintentional disclosure, modification or destruction through the implementation of appropriate information security policies, procedures and guidelines. The goals are to educate all users on the importance and use of security measures, to ensure that all employees are granted appropriate access to fulfill their job responsibilities and to ensure that the agency has security measures in place to adequately protect its assets and to carry out its responsibilities as defined by law."

Drawing Procedures

The following games have drawings conducted by the Multi-State Lottery Association in Tallahassee, Florida (with the exception of Mega Millions, which is drawn in Atlanta, GA):

• Powerball drawings are held Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9:59 p.m.
• Powerball Xs & Os drawings are held daily at 12:45 p.m. and 8:59 p.m.
• Mega Millions drawings are held on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10 p.m.
• Pick 3 and Pick 4 drawings are held daily at 12:45 p.m. and 8:59 p.m.
• Show Me Cash drawings are held daily at 8:59 p.m.
• MO Millions drawings are held Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8:59 p.m.
  

Scratchers Production

The Missouri Lottery is dedicated to maintaining the highest level of integrity for all Lottery products. Each Scratchers game is checked and tested before it is distributed to Lottery retailers. It is tested to make sure it meets or exceeds all security and integrity specifications mandated by the Lottery and our printing company. The checks and tests ensure that:

• No one can figure out if a ticket is a winner without playing it
• Winning tickets are randomly distributed throughout the lifetime of the game
• The tickets scratch easily and the play symbols are easily read and are recognizable

All games are monitored for problems by retailer and player comments throughout the duration of the game.