Five New Instant Games Join Pennsylvania Lottery’s Lineup - New Phillies™ and Pirates™ Tickets Available for 2011 Season
Middletown – March 17, 2011 - Five new Pennsylvania Lottery instant games go on sale Tuesday, March 22: Phillies™, Pirates™, Mother’s Day!, $100 Million Cash Extravaganza and Whole Lotta $100s.
Fans loyal to Philadelphia’s baseball team will enjoy the Pennsylvania Lottery’s Phillies™ instant game, which is a new $5 ticket offering six prizes from $50,000 to $100,000 and more than $10 million in total cash prizes. Players have 12 chances to win on each ticket. When any of YOUR NUMBERS match any of the PHILLIES® NUMBERS, win the prize shown under the matching number. Get a “BASEBALL” (BASBL) symbol, win the prize shown under it automatically. Get a “BAT” (BAT) symbol, win 10 times the prize shown under it. The overall odds of winning a prize are 1-in-4.53.
Those who support Pittsburgh’s pro baseball franchise can try the Pirates™ instant ticket, a new $5 game offering six prizes from $50,000 to $100,000 and more than $10 million in total cash prizes. Players have 12 chances to win on each ticket. When any of YOUR NUMBERS match any of the PIRATES® NUMBERS, win the prize shown under the matching number. Get a “BASEBALL” (BASBL) symbol, win the prize shown under it automatically. Get a “BAT” (BAT) symbol, win 10 times the prize shown under it. The overall odds of winning a prize are 1-in-4.53.
The Phillies™ and Pirates™ instant games from the Pennsylvania Lottery will offer second-chance and bonus promotional drawing opportunities. Entry requirements and deadlines are featured on the back of every instant ticket and at www.palottery.com.
With Mother’s Day fast approaching, the Pennsylvania Lottery has created a new $5 Mother’s Day! instant game, which offers 10 prizes from $50,000 to $100,000 and more than 1 million winning tickets. When any of YOUR NUMBERS match any of the WINNING NUMBERS, win the prize shown under the matching number. Reveal a “ROSE” (ROSE) symbol, win the prize shown under it automatically. Reveal a “MOM” (MOM) symbol, win all 12 prizes shown instantly. The game’s overall odds are 1-in-4.52.
The newest $20 game from the Pennsylvania Lottery, $100 Million Cash Extravaganza, offers five top prizes of $1 million and more than $100 million in total cash prizes. Players have 20 chances to win on each ticket. When any of YOUR NUMBERS match any of the WINNING NUMBERS, win the prize shown under the matching number. Get a “SAFE” (SAFE) symbol, win the prize shown under it automatically. Get a “GOLD BAR” (GOLDBAR) symbol, win double the prize shown under it automatically. Get a “5X” (5X) symbol, win five times the prize shown under it automatically. The game’s overall odds are 1-in-3.31.
Whole Lotta $100s is a new $2 instant ticket, and it offers 20 top prizes of $10,000. Players can win up to eight times on each ticket. When any of YOUR NUMBERS match either WINNING NUMBER, win the prize shown to the right of that number. Reveal a “$100 BOX” (WIN100) symbol, win $100 automatically. The overall odds of winning a Whole Lotta $100s prize are 1-in-4.86.
Prizes, including top prizes, are subject to availability at the time of purchase.
About the Pennsylvania Lottery: The Pennsylvania Lottery remains the only state lottery that designates all its proceeds to programs that benefit older residents. Since its inception 38 years ago, the Pennsylvania Lottery has contributed nearly $20.6 billion to programs that include property tax and rent rebates; free transit and reduced-fare shared rides; the low-cost prescription drug programs PACE and PACENET; long-term living services; and the 52 Area Agencies on Aging, including full- and part-time senior centers throughout the state. The Pennsylvania Lottery reminds its players to play responsibly. Players must be 18 or older.
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