PA Lottery And Kings Market Kick Off Powerball.Assignment & News Editors MIDDLETOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 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. and Kings, (owned by Weis Markets Weis Markets, Inc. is a chain of supermarkets based in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, with a presence in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, West Virginia, and Maryland. The company also operates Superpetz, a chain of pet supply stores. ) will kick off the first day of sales for Powerball(R) tickets in the Commonwealth on Thursday, June 27, 2002, by hosting a special media event. King's is located at 2305 Schoenersville Road, Bethlehem. Powerball(R)tickets go on sale across Pennsylvania at 5 a.m. on Thursday, June 27, and Lottery players, media and dignitaries are invited to the kick-off event to celebrate the biggest addition to the Lottery's on-line games. King's will host the Powerball(R) mania Mania ancient Roman goddess of the dead. [Rom. Myth.: Zimmerman, 159] See : Death event and refreshments re·fresh·ment n. 1. The act of refreshing or the state of being refreshed. 2. Something, such as food or drink, that refreshes. 3. refreshments A snack or light meal and drinks. will be served. Residents of the Lehigh Valley The Lehigh Valley or the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area is a metropolitan region in eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey, in the United States. It is the third-most populated metropolitan region in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. community are invited to stop by the kick-off event on Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and meet WAEB 104.1's Ken Matthew's and the Bee, as they broadcast from the store to celebrate Powerball(R) mania. Powerball(R) drawings are conducted twice weekly - every Wednesday and Saturday. The first Powerball(R) drawing for Pennsylvania Lottery players will be on Saturday, June 29, 2002. All six television stations that currently air the live nightly night·ly adj. 1. Of or occurring during the night; nocturnal: the cat's nightly prowl. 2. Happening or done every night: the physician's nightly rounds. Pennsylvania Lottery drawings at 7 p.m. also will carry the Powerball(R) drawings. WPVI-TV Channel 6 will broadcast the drawings in the Lehigh Valley area. Powerball(R) drawings will air at 11 p.m. eastern time. Powerball(R) players select five numbers from 1 to 49 plus one number - the Powerball - from 1 to 42. Players bet one play for $1 and tickets may be purchased up to seven days in advance. Players may select their own numbers using a Powerball(R) play slip or they may opt for quick picks. Players must match all five numbers drawn plus the Powerball number to win the jackpot. There are nine ways to win, including the top jackpot prize. Powerball(R) features an option called "Power Play," an enhancement to this already-popular game. For an additional dollar per Powerball(R) play, players can turn their Powerball(R) play into a Power Play, and get a chance to multiply mul·ti·ply v. 1. To increase the amount, number, or degree of. 2. To breed or propagate. their non-jackpot winnings up to five times. During every Powerball(R) drawing, a number between 1 and 5 is randomly chosen. This chosen number is the factor by which all non-jackpot winnings are multiplied. If any of the player's numbers match the winning numbers and they had purchased the Power Play option, the established Powerball(R) prize amount (except the jackpot) will be multiplied by the Power Play number. Prizes can multiply up to $500,000 with Power Play! For example, if you bought the $1 Power Play and matched three numbers and the Power Play number drawn is 5, your original $7 prize is multiplied by the Power Play number of 5 to $35. If the player matched 5 white ball numbers, the $100,000 prize would multiply to $500,000! Players simply ask for a Power Play when they purchase their Powerball(R) tickets. Powerball(R) jackpot winners have up to 60 days after they file a claim for their prize to decide whether or not they want cash or an annuity annuity: see insurance. annuity Payment made at a fixed interval. A common example is the payment received by retirees from their pension plan. There are two main classes of annuities: annuities certain and contingent annuities. . Claims for Powerball(R) jackpot prizes must be filed at Pennsylvania Lottery headquarters in Middletown, Dauphin Dauphin, town, Canada Dauphin (dô`fĭn), town (1991 pop. 8,453), SW Man., Canada, on the Vermilion River. It is the retail and distribution center for an agricultural, lumbering, and fishing area. County. 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 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. For more information on Powerball(R) and/or other Pennsylvania Lottery Games, visit the Lottery website at www.palottery.com or call (717) 986-4699. |
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