FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 2, 2015
CONTACT:
Agnes Moss
202-645-8075
Players Receive Over $400,000 in Cash Prizes at Big Payback II
Washington, DC – The Big Payback II promotion ended Thursday night with 15 DC Lottery players receiving
over $400,000 in cash prizes at DC Lottery Live Studios in Southeast Washington, DC. The evening’s big
winner, Alice Thomas, took home the grand prize of $250,000 and shared her excitement about winning on
WUSA9’s Great Day Washington on Friday, October 2, 2015. A clip of her interview can be found here:
http://www.wusa9.com/videos/entertainment/television/programs/great-day-washington/2015/10/02/73200774/
The “Playing with the Stars” event was an invitation-only occasion for 50 randomly drawn DC Lottery players.
“Our players were excited about this promotion, and we were equally excited to give our players a promotion
like The Big Payback,” said Interim Executive Director Tracey Cohen. “It’s our way of thanking them for playing
the DC Lottery,” Ms. Cohen concluded.
Big Payback II awarded over $600,000 to players throughout its duration. The promotion’s 50 finalists were
vying for 15 prizes, including the grand prize of $250,000, one (1) - $50,000 prize, one (1) - $25,000 prize, one
(1) - $15,000 prize, one (1) - $10,000 and ten (10) - $5,000 prizes. For a list of winners, visit
www.dclottery.com.
The Big Payback II Second Chance promotion entry began August 2, 2015 and concluded September 8, 2015.
During this promotion, DC Lottery players purchased $5 purchase on a single ticket to receive ONE entry into
the Second Chance contest. Each entry contained a webcode to be entered online at dclottery.com. This
Second Chance contest was funded by the DC Lottery’s Unclaimed Prize Fund.
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Founded in 1982, the DC Lottery is the District of Columbia Government agency that regulates the sale of
gaming products and charitable gaming activities in the District of Columbia. Since its inception, the DC Lottery
has awarded more than $3 billion in prizes, transferred more than $1.8 billion to the District’s General Fund
which supports essential services in the District, and has helped local nonprofits raise more than $125 million
in support of social causes. Visit www.dclottery.com for detailed information about the DC Lottery and
Charitable Games Control Board.
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