Robert A. Farris Jr.
Commission Chairman
Tom Shaheen
Executive Director
Date: July 13, 2009
Contact: Pamela Walker
Phone: (919) 301-3308
Players Get a Chance at Winning a Seat
at the World Series of Poker
-Three New Scratch-off Games Headed to StoresRALEIGH- Flop, turn and river—NCEL players can now try their hand
and get a chance to win a trip to Las Vegas. The World Series of Poker
along with two other scratch-off games—5 Times Lucky and Easy 10—will
be in stores starting Tuesday, July 14.
The World Series of Poker is a $5 scratch-off game with three 2nd chance
drawings featuring a grand prize in each drawing of one World Series of
Poker trip package for two to Las Vegas. The trips include four nights and
five days deluxe hotel accommodations; roundtrip airfare; $500 spending
money; and one seat at the 2010 World Series of Poker main event. In
addition, the NCEL will award over 200 World Series of Poker prize packs
in each drawing. For more details on the drawings, rules and prizes for the
World Series of Poker game, log on to the official NCEL website (www.nc-educationlottery.org)
and click on the World Series of Poker icon. The game also has
eight top prizes of $75,000 and over $7.7 million in total cash prizes.
There are over $7.6 million in total prizes in the 5 Times Lucky game
including ten top prizes of $25,000. The $2 game also features over
42,700 prizes from $50 to $500. Players who scratch and reveal a
“clover” symbol win that prize shown automatically and those who
reveal a “horseshoe” symbol win five times the prize shown.
Easy 10 is a $1 scratch-off game that is loaded with prizes of $10 to
$1,000. There are 40 top prizes of $1,000. There are seven chances
to win a prize on each ticket. Players who scratch and reveal a “10”
in the play area win the prize shown.
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N. C. Education Lottery
2100 Yonkers Road
Raleigh, NC 27604
(919) 715-6886
FAX (919) 715-8833