Pennsylvania Lottery Offers Trips to WSOP

MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania – (PRESS RELEASE) -- The Pennsylvania Lottery will award five separate trips to the World Series of Poker Tournament in a $100,000 Hold 'Em Poker second-chance drawing Monday, April 10.

The five contestants selected will each receive a seat at a World Series of Poker tournament event (maximum of $10,000 buy-in), round-trip airfare for two, six-night/seven-day hotel accommodations at a first-class hotel selected by the Lottery, paid federal withholding taxes and $1,000 in spending money.

Winners may also elect to take the $20,000 cash value of the prize package. Winners under age 21 will automatically receive the cash prize. Pennsylvania Lottery players must be 18 or older.

To enter the second-chance contest for an opportunity to win one of the five prize packages, players should complete all the information on the backs of three non-winning Pennsylvania Lottery $100,000 Hold 'Em Poker instant tickets. All three tickets should be placed in one envelope no larger than 9- 1/2" x 4-1/2" (standard #10 business envelope) and mailed to:

PENNSYLVANIA LOTTERY $100,000 Hold 'Em Poker

SECOND-CHANCE DRAWING

P.O. Box 999

Middletown, PA 17057-0999

There is no limit to the number of entries that may be submitted. Entries must be received by April 7, 2006.

The odds of winning a World Series of Poker prize package via the second- chance drawing depend on the number of entries received. Prizes are limited to one-per-person per drawing. To be eligible, all three tickets enclosed in one envelope must be completed by the same person. Winners of an entry to a World Series of Poker event will be subject to all rules of the tournament.

The Pennsylvania Lottery's $100,000 Hold 'Em Poker instant ticket game remains on sale. There still are five $100,000 top prizes, four $50,000 prizes, and 13 World Series of Poker tournament prize packages remaining in the game.