Pennsylvania Lottery Second Chance Winners Named

MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Three people will get the chance to visit the set of an upcoming Pennsylvania Lottery television commercial and meet Gus, the second-most famous groundhog in Pennsylvania, after winning the HumonGUS Bucks instant game second-chance drawing.

Sam DeGore of Pittsburgh; Donna Myers of Newville, Cumberland County; and Tracy Potts of Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, were randomly selected in the contest.

The Lottery will provide two nights lodging for each winner and his or her guest, meals and $500 spending money. Also included will be transportation from anywhere in the state to and from the commercial production, either in Pittsburgh or Philadelphia, and the opportunity for each winner to have his or her picture taken with Gus.

The commercial set the winners will visit and the dates of the commercial production will be determined at a later date.

The three winners were selected from nearly 7,000 entries, submitted to the Lottery between June 27 and Aug. 8.

Although the HumonGUS Bucks second-chance drawing has taken place, the instant game remains on sale. As of Aug. 21, 15 prizes of $50,000, 28 prizes of $5,000 and 715 prizes of $500 prizes were still available.

HumonGUS Bucks is a $5 game that features four different collectible scenes of Gus. The game offers 20 top prizes of $50,000; more than 1,150 prizes from $500 to $5,000; more than $11 million in prizes from $25 to $100; and 12 chances to win on each ticket. Players win the prize shown under the matching number when any of the GUS NUMBERS match any of the WINNING NUMBERS. A "PAW" symbol wins the prize shown under it automatically. The odds of winning a HumonGUS Bucks prize are 1-in-3.89.