Pennsylvania Lottery Winners to Appear on Commercial

MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Stanley Bokunewicz of Shenandoah, Schuylkill County; Leroy Calhoun of York, York County; and Patricia High of Smoke Run, Clearfield County -- winners of the Keep on Scratchin' instant game second-chance drawing -- appear as extras in a new PA Lottery commercial that will begin airing tomorrow. The three players were randomly selected to appear in the commercial for the Lottery's new instant game Struck By Luck Bingo alongside Gus, the second-most famous groundhog in Pennsylvania.

"This was a very unique second-chance prize for Pennsylvania Lottery players," said Ed Mahlman, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Lottery. "The Lottery strives to continually offer exciting prizes and experiences to its players."

The new Lottery commercial, featuring Gus and the three winners, was filmed at Termini Bros. Bakery in South Philadelphia on May 5. The commercial will air from June 1 through June 10. Bokunewicz, Calhoun and High appear in the television commercial as customers in a bakery.

Bokunewicz, Calhoun and High were selected in February as the three winners of the Keep on Scratchin' instant game second-chance drawing. To enter, players submitted 10 non-winning Keep on Scratchin' instant tickets to the Lottery. The three winners were selected from about 22,000 entries submitted to the Lottery between Dec. 28, 2004, and Feb. 4, 2005.

The prize package provided to Bokunewicz, Calhoun and High included transportation to and from Philadelphia for each winner and his or her guest, two nights' lodging in the city, meals and $500 spending money.

The Lottery's newest instant game, Struck By Luck Bingo, is a $2 ticket with six prizes of $20,000, four chances to win on each ticket and more than $5 million in doubled prizes.