lucky money was drawn each tuesday and friday during a live broadcast at 11:15p.m. et. two ball machines were used, one with white balls numbered from 1 through 47 and a second with gold balls numbered from 1 through 17. (before january 28, 2004, each machine contained 32 balls.) four balls were drawn from the "white" machine, and one number (called the "lucky ball") was drawn from the "orange" machine. anyone who matched all four white numbers in any order plus the lucky ball won or shared the jackpot. the jackpot began at $500,000 (annuity). if not won, the jackpot increased until it reached $2 million, where it was capped. any excess funds rolled down to the lower prize levels. unlike the original version of lucky money, which was all-cash, jackpot winners desiring the lump sum had to claim their prize within 60 days of the drawing. this game was known as mega money until july 1, 2014, when its name was changed to avoid confusion with mega millions. lucky money also had the add on feature of ezmatch for a dollar extra per play. lucky money had its final drawing january 29, 2019, and was replaced with jackpot triple play.