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Lottery adds Daily Doubleby Commissioner Gary Peters
With the introduction of the “Daily Double” game, Daily 3 & 4 players will have the chance to win instantly in the midday or evening drawings. In this game, players first pick their Daily 3 or Daily 4 number and choose whether to play it straight, boxed or 2-way (the easy pick and wheel bet options are not available with the Daily Double). Next, they can elect to play the “Daily Double” option for just $1 more. Players who choose this option will receive a ticket with two sets of numbers printed at the bottom of each ticket. The first set is the player’s original wager. The second is that ticket’s “Daily Double” number, randomly drawn through the lottery terminal. If the two numbers match, the player wins instantly, with the prize depending on the bet type selected. Prizes for winning with the “Daily Double” game are approximately 20 percent more than those paid out for the regular Daily 3 & 4 drawings, while the odds of winning are the same. Tell your Daily 3 and 4 players about the new “Daily Double” game. Also, prominently display the point-of-sale materials the Lottery has provided for you to promote this great new game, and be sure to ask for the sale. Harley-Davidson® Instant Back by popular demand is the “Harley-Davidson®” instant slots game. The Michigan Lottery and ABC Harley-Davidson® in Waterford will host a game kickoff event from 10 to 6 on Saturday, May 1, to get players revved up. Available April 27, each $3 ticket offers players the opportunity to win one of three Harley-Davidson® Heritage Softail Classic motorcycles or one of two $50,000 cash prizes. Players who don’t win can enter a second-chance drawing by sending in two non-winning “Harley-Davidson®” instant tickets to the address provided on the back of the ticket or by entering them via the Internet at http://www.michigan.gov/lottery. The Lottery will conduct four separate second-chance bonus drawings for this game, selecting 240 players in each drawing to win an official Harley-Davidson® merchandise prize pack. The second-chance drawings will be held on May 26, June 23, August 4 and September 29. On October 20, the Lottery will draw one lucky winner from the 960 total winners of Harley-Davidson® merchandise prize packs to win a Harley-Davidson® Softail Classic motorcycle. Second-Chance Lottery players are raking in great prizes in the Lottery’s two current second-chance drawing promotions. Hanna Musallam of Chesterfield Township and Ryan Hatcher of Kalamazoo won the first and second “Pistons” second-chance bonus drawings. Musallam and Hatcher will each receive a choice of either a home or away Detroit Pistons “Dream Trip.” The two remaining “Pistons” second-chance drawings will be held on April 7 and June 4. Laurel Barczak of Detroit won the grand prize in the “Wheel of Fortune” second-chance bonus drawing. The grand prize included a trip for two to Los Angeles, VIP seating at a taping of the “Wheel of Fortune” television game show and a chance to become a contestant on the show. The three remaining “Wheel of Fortune” second-chance drawings will be held on March 17, April 28 and June 23. Grand Prize Winners of $1,000 prizes in the $20 “Casino Millions” instant ticket are automatically entered into a drawing to be one of the five grand-prize finalists. One lucky finalist will win $2,000,000 at a drawing on June 19, 2004, at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. All $1,000 prizes must be claimed by the close of business on June 9, 2004, to be eligible for the finalist drawing, which will be held on June 11, 2004. Lottery officials will notify the five finalists by telephone and by mail after the drawing takes place. New Instants |
Beginning April 25, 2004, Daily 3 & 4 players will
have a chance to double their fun while playing the Daily 3 & 4
games with the debut of the “Daily 3 & 4 Daily Double”
game.