Pappy Van Winkle Lotteries Open Starting July 22

Franklin sets the table for the week ahead on this Sunday look-ahead edition of The Cut Weekend. The Wild Turkey Master's Keep Triumph window closes June 15 — seventeen years old, 116.4 proof, around eleven thousand bottles nationally at $199.99 — so a retailer call this week is worth making. The bigger story is the 2026 Pappy Van Winkle lottery calendar coming into view: Ohio's OHLQ opens July 22, Virginia ABC on July 28, with Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Mississippi following in the weeks after. Franklin explains how state lotteries work, why they're worth entering, and which dates to put somewhere you'll actually see them.