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As part of this move , it will be necessary to step-down the game's
advance-play feature. The last
opportunity to purchase 13 weeks (26 draws) of LUCKY FOR LIFE for its current
Wednesday and Saturday drawing schedule will be Wednesday, April 27, 2005.6 billion to programs that include property tax and rent rebates;
free and reduced-fare transit; the low-cost prescription drug programs PACE
and PACENET; and the 52 Area Agencies on Aging, including 650 full- and part-
time senior centers throughout Pennsylvania. The Lottery reminds its players
to play responsibly.

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With each $2 purchase, players have a chance to win the
jackpot annuity prize of $3,000 a month for life, $1 million guaranteed, paid
in annual installments of $36,000 per year less appropriate federal
withholding, by matching all 6-of-6 winning numbers drawn.

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On March 31, 110
players used numbers from a Chinese fortune cookie to match five of the
numbers drawn to win Powerball's second prize of $100,000 in cash.

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"Currently, the Lottery does not offer a jackpot game on Monday or Thursday. Prizes are set for
matching 5-, 4- and 3-of -6 winning numbers. The player
will then be issued an exchange ticket with the online LUCKY FOR LIFE portion
of the ticket intact.com.

You win money or prizes if all or some of the numbers you picked match those drawn.

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The drawing was held in the presence of a city police
officer and an independent auditing firm, was videotaped, and was displayed on
the Powerball website at http: //www.
Before a drawing can be held, Powerball rules require that every state
involved in the game confirm that two identical copies of the play data are in
the possession of independent computer systems.
The Power Play is a feature that allows players to multiply their prizes
by the multiplier number drawn.

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powerball. The jackpot was estimated at $180 million
but turned out to be $182 million with a cash option of $103. There were
21 players who also purchased the Power Play option and multiplied their prize
by five to win a half-million dollars in cash.

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2 million. At that time, players again will be able to
purchase up to 13 weeks (26 draws) of advance-play tickets.
LUCKY FOR LIFE is the online jackpot game with a 'life' prize, much like
the Lottery's popular 'Win $1,000 A Week For Life' instant ticket game. In
addition to the lifetime prize, LUCKY FOR LIFE offers an instant -play feature.

Lotteries are mostly games of luck in which you pick a few numbers in a certain range and wait for the official draw to take place.

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"As with all of the Pennsylvania Lottery's games, LUCKY FOR LIFE helps us
to continue supporting a broad range of programs that benefit older residents,
including expanded prescription drug benefits through PACE and PACENET," said
Mahlman.
Players also can win $10 instantly for each $2 LUCKY FOR LIFE purchase.

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LUCKY FOR LIFE's new drawing schedule will begin Monday, August 1,
2005.
The Pennsylvania Lottery currently offers two jackpot games in addition to
LUCKY FOR LIFE LOTTO: MATCH 6 lotto is drawn on Tuesday and Friday , and
Powerball(R) is drawn on Wednesday and Saturday.5.

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The drawing is also available at the Powerball web site.
LUCKY FOR LIFE tickets will be on sale for the new drawing schedule
beginning Thursday , July 28.

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LUCKY FOR LIFE tickets may be purchased up to 13 weeks
(26 draws) in advance.
The number of advance draws available for purchase will continue to decrease
by one until only one drawing in the current schedule remains.

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Players
select six numbers from 1 to 38, or they may elect the quick -pick, computer-
selection method. Since its inception 33 years ago, the Lottery has contributed more
than $14.

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The official numbers drawn were: 27-29-31-42-46 and the red Powerball: 33.

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The Power Play multiplier was 2.
Pennsylvania Lottery officials said the schedule change responds to
requests made by Lottery players and retailers for a jackpot game on Monday
and Thursday .

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Winning instant tickets can be redeemed up to one year
after the purchase.

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Powerball Drawing Delayed 42 Minutes

The drawing was videotaped in front
of drawing officials, which include a city police officer and an independent
auditing firm. Step-Down of Advance-Play Feature Begins April 27, 2005

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. Beginning with the May 4 drawing, there no longer will
be 26 draws remaining in the Wednesday and Saturday slot.

How to play LUCKY FOR LIFE: Players receive one play for $2." The odds of winning $10
instantly are 1-in-20 statewide. A Random Number Generator determines
instant-play prizes; the six winning LUCKY FOR LIFE numbers are drawn during
the Lottery 's live Wednesday and Saturday nightly drawing show along with
Daily Number, BIG 4 and CASH 5 drawings .
Instant wins can be paid to the player at the time of purchase. Players must be 18 or older .

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com. Nobody likes to delay a drawing for
a big jackpot like this, but security never takes a backseat to public
relations."
The drawing was delayed past the satellite time reserved by the Multi -
State Lottery Association and so could not be uplinked to the more than 90
television stations that air the drawing. The most common number drawn is "5", but
players can also multiply their numbers by 2, 3, or 4., Beginning in August, the
Pennsylvania Lottery's LUCKY FOR LIFE LOTTO game will move from its current
drawing nights of Wednesday and Saturday to Monday and Thursday.palottery.

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LUCKY FOR LIFE LOTTO debuted September 30, 2004.
The instant-play portion at the bottom of each ticket will either indicate
"Instant Winner $10" or "No Instant Win, Try Again.

About the Pennsylvania Lottery: The Pennsylvania Lottery remains the only
state Lottery that designates all its proceeds to programs that benefit older
residents.

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Odds of winning the LUCKY FOR LIFE
jackpot prize are 1-in-2,760,681. Odds of winning any prize are 1-in-11.

For more information on the Pennsylvania Lottery, visit
http://www.

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If we cannot get that assurance by draw
time, then we delay the drawing until we are assured that every player's
ticket is properly recorded and secured.
"Retailers tell us that players come in, purchase their regular daily
games - The Daily Number, BIG 4 and CASH 5 - and then ask for a 'ticket for
tonight's jackpot game,'" said Lottery Executive Director Ed Mahlman .

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One of the member lotteries
(Iowa) was unable to confirm that two valid copies of the data were held by
independent parties and so the drawing was delayed until both sites could be
secured by lottery officials.

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"The lotteries
require absolute assurance that the computer records of the players ' tickets
are complete, balanced, and secure.

Contact:
Doug Orr
Multi -State Lottery Association
515-453-1404

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POWERBALL, The Powerball drawing for Wednesday,
May 25, 2005, was delayed 42 minutes due to a minor problem with Powerball
security procedures.
"We understand that security and trust is the most important product that
a lottery has to sell," said Chuck Strutt, director of the group that is owned
and operated by the 29 lotteries that run the Powerball game.

PA Lottery's LUCKY FOR LIFE LOTTO Drawings Moving to Mondays Thursdays

The final
LUCKY FOR LIFE drawing under the current schedule will be Wednesday, July 27,
2005 .