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Pennsylvania lottery raffle sold out

MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Tickets for the Pennsylvania Lottery's Dec. 30 Millionaire Raffle have sold out in less than five weeks.

Sales of Millionaire Raffle tickets began on Nov. 21 and were to continue for six weeks until Dec. 30, or until all 625,000 tickets were sold. The last Millionaire Raffle ticket was sold today at 1:49 p.m. at Kuhn's Market, 3125 Banksville Rd., Pittsburgh.

"We're thrilled that players continue to enjoy this unique, raffle-style lottery game," said Acting Lottery Executive Director Ed Trees. "The Pennsylvania Lottery's third Millionaire Raffle will create five new millionaires on Dec. 30."

Millionaire Raffle features 760 cash prizes totaling $6.25 million. The game will award five $1 million top prizes, five $100,000 second prizes, and 750 third-tier prizes of $1,000.

The raffle drawing will be held during the Lottery's live, 7 p.m. drawing on Dec. 30, and the selection of the five $1 million top-prize raffle ticket numbers and the five $100,000 second-prize raffle ticket numbers will be televised. The 750 third-prize raffle ticket numbers will be posted at Lottery retailer locations and published on the Lottery Web site later that evening.

Trees reminded Millionaire Raffle players to sign the backs of their tickets and keep them in a safe place until the Dec. 30 drawing. The eight- digit raffle number printed on Millionaire Raffle tickets must match the eight-digit raffle ticket number combination selected in the drawing - in the exact sequence in which it was selected - to be considered a winning ticket.

All winning tickets will be selected by a random number generator - or automated drawing machine - certified by Gaming Laboratories International, a recognized industry leader in gaming products and systems testing.

Trees noted that the success of the third Millionaire Raffle has already created thousands of winners throughout Pennsylvania.

"Sales for the two Millionaire Raffle games this year - the July 4 raffle and the December raffle - have generated more than $10.6 million for programs that benefit older Pennsylvanians," said Trees.

Lottery-supported programs include PACE and PACENET, which provide prescription drug assistance; property tax and rent rebates; free and reduced- fare mass transit rides; and a statewide network of 52 area agencies on aging and more than 650 full- and part-time senior centers.

The odds of winning a $1 million top prize are 1-in-125,000; odds of winning a $100,000 prize are 1-in-125,000 and odds of winning $1,000 are 1-in- 833. The overall odds of winning any Millionaire Raffle prize are 1-in-822.

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