▁ 2 0 1 1 ; ▁it ▁replaced ▁C ash ola . ▁( Del aware , ▁Maryland , ▁Ohio , ▁and ▁West ▁Virginia ▁also ▁offer ▁M ega H its .) ▁M ega H its ▁features ▁five ▁jack p ots ; ▁the ▁top ▁progress ive ' s ▁minimum ▁is ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁All ▁M ega H its ▁jack p ots ▁are ▁paid ▁in ▁c ash . ▁The ▁maximum ▁w ager ▁must ▁be ▁made ▁to ▁be ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁progress ives . ▁( All ▁M ega H its ▁w agers ▁feed ▁the ▁top ▁progress ive ▁level ; ▁however , ▁the ▁other ▁progress ives ▁are ▁fed ▁by ▁M ega H its ▁w agers ▁within ▁that ▁lot tery ' s ▁juris diction .) ▁ ▁L ucky ▁For ▁Life ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁Lot tery ▁began ▁an ▁in - state ▁game ▁called ▁L ucky 4 Life . ▁It ▁was ▁replaced ▁three ▁years ▁later ▁by ▁a ▁regional ▁game ▁with ▁a ▁modified ▁name : ▁L ucky ▁for ▁Life ▁( L FL ), ▁adding ▁Maine , ▁Massachusetts , ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁Verm ont , ▁and ▁Rh ode ▁Island . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁L FL , ▁which ▁began ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁costs ▁$ 2 ▁per ▁play . ▁Play ers ▁pick ▁ 5 ▁of ▁ 4 3 ▁white ▁balls , ▁and ▁ 1 ▁of ▁ 4 3 ▁green ▁" L ucky ▁B alls ." ▁First ▁and ▁second