Allegheny County Man to Attend PA 500 With Chance to Win $20,000 From Lottery.News/Assignment Editors MIDDLETOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 2002 The 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. is sending Thomas Teague, 67, of Verona, to the Pennsylvania 500 Winston Cup race July 25 - 29, 2002. Mr. Teague is one of five finalists drawn in the Pennsylvania Lottery's CASH 5 / 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. WEEKEND Contest. The five finalists were selected from entry tickets generated when players purchased a $5 block of CASH 5 tickets for the next available drawing and submitted those entry tickets into a random drawing. The five finalists are invited to attend the Pennsylvania 500 Winston Cup race weekend at Pocono Raceway 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 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. (R) events held at Pocono Raceway; track tour; three-day, four-night hotel accommodations; transportation between the track and hotel; meals and beverages. There will be a Grand Prize event during the Pennsylvania 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 - less 27 percent federal withholding. Mr. Teague is a regular CASH 5 player, and he estimates that he sent in about 25 Pocono Raceway Weekend Contest entries. When asked if he ever thought he might be selected as a grand prize finalist, Mr. Teague said, "I'm really happy, but very surprised." Mr. Teague remembered arriving home from his hair salon A hair salon (also called 'Hairdresser' and 'Hair Parlour')is a place where one goes to get their hair cut, as well as styled, highlighted or coloured. There are many different types of hair salons that one can choose to go to. in Penn Hills Penn Hills A community of southwest Pennsylvania, a residential suburb of Philadelphia. Population: 46,900. one day, when his fiancee, Deborah, met him at the door, told him that someone from the Lottery had left a message on the answering machine for him, and eagerly asked him what kind of contest he had entered. "She was more excited than I was!" remembers Mr. Teague. Mr. Teague says that he and his fiancee "will become die-hard NASCAR fans now!" The two of them are excited to spend the weekend at the raceway, and they plan to use the $5,000 prize to fund a trip west to California and Reno, Nevada. The other four Pennsylvania 500 Race Weekend finalists are Angelo Paduano of Philadelphia; Dave Hackman of Saylorsburg, Monroe County; Ralph Salyards of Hollidaysburg, Blair County, and Bruce Nickel of Folsom, Delaware County. The drawing for these five finalists to attend the Pennsylvania 500 Race Weekend was conducted July 3, 2002. For information on the Pennsylvania 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 $12.9 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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