Allegheny County Man Wins $5,000 and Trip to Pocono 500 From PA Lottery.Assignment & News Editors/Sports Writers MIDDLETOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2002 Thomas Jackson, 78, of North Braddock North Braddock, borough (1990 pop. 7,036), Allegheny co., W Pa., a suburb of Pittsburgh, on the Monongahela River; inc. 1897. Andrew Carnegie's first steel plant was built there in 1875. The borough was the site of Gen. , was selected as the fourth grand prize finalist in the Pennsylvania Lottery's CASH 5 NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Weekends at Pocono contest. The five finalists are invited to attend the Pocono 500 Winston Cup race weekend at Pocono Raceway Pocono Raceway (formerly Pocono International Raceway) is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania at Long Pond. It is the site of two annual NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races held just weeks apart in June and August. in Long Pond Long Pond may refer to: England:
Each of the five finalists will receive $5,000 and a raceway accommodations package for two that includes raceway tickets, superbox seating and pit passes for three days of NASCAR(R) events held at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond; track tour; three-day, four-night hotel accommodations; transportation between the track and hotel; meals and beverages. The five finalists were selected from entry tickets generated when players purchased a $5 block of CASH 5 tickets and submitted those entry tickets into a random drawing. There will be a Grand Prize event during the Pocono 500 pre-race ceremonies. The Grand Prize winner will be announced at the finish line at the track and will win an additional $15,000, bringing the Grand Prize winner's total to $20,000! Entry tickets for the two CASH 5 NASCAR(R) Weekends at Pocono drawings are generated from April 8 through and including June 26, 2002. Lottery players still can enter the drawing for the upcoming Pennsylvania 500 Race Weekend at Pocono Raceway in July. Entries may be obtained through June 26, 2002, at participating Pennsylvania Lottery The Pennsylvania Lottery is the state lottery of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It was created by the Pennsylvania Legislature on August 26, 1971 and that October, Henry Kaplan was appointed as its first Executive Director. The Lottery premiered on March 7, 1972. retailers with the purchase of a $5 block of CASH 5 game tickets for the next available drawing. Entries for the Pennsylvania 500 Race Weekend must be received no later than July 1, 2002. The drawing for five finalists to attend the Pennsylvania 500 Race Weekend, July 25-28, 2002, will be conducted July 3, 2002. Finalists will be notified by the Lottery. For information on the Pocono 500 Winston Cup race, fans may call 1-800-RACEWAY. The Pennsylvania Lottery remains the only state Lottery A game of chance operated by a state government. Generally a lottery offers a person the chance to win a prize in exchange for something of lesser value. Most lotteries offer a large cash prize, and the chance to win the cash prize is typically available for one dollar. that designates its proceeds to benefit older citizens. Since its inception 30 years ago, the Lottery has contributed $12.2 billion to programs that have expanded to include property tax and rent rebates, free and reduced-fare transit for older Pennsylvanians, a co-pay prescription drug prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug, program (PACE and PACENET) and the 52 Area Agencies on Aging, including 650 full- and part-time senior centers, located throughout Pennsylvania. Players must be 18 years of age or older. |
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