State raffle approved
On July 4, four will win $1 million
Published: Wed, Feb. 14, 2007 12:30AM
Modified Wed, Feb. 14, 2007 03:03AM
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closeNorth Carolinians will get a chance to play a statewide raffle, with four $1 million prizes to be awarded in a one-time drawing on the Fourth of July.
The state lottery commission approved the new game Tuesday.
Tickets will cost $20 apiece.
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The lottery will offer 500,000 tickets for sale beginning May 11, each with a unique number.
The play slips will be sold in sequential order, meaning the first ticket sold will be numbered 000001. Players do not have the option of choosing their number -- it's more like receiving a ticket stub at a fundraiser.
On July 4, the lottery will randomly select 509 winning numbers using a computer and a random-number generator that the lottery said will be independently certified for validity. Lottery officials say it is not feasible to use ball machines because of the number of winning numbers to be drawn.
A breakdown on the prizes:
* Four will be worth $1 million.
* Five will be worth $100,000.
* 500 will be worth $1,000.
The rest -- 99.9 percent of the tickets -- will not win anything.
Many states have offered the raffle games in recent months, and most sold out quickly.
If all tickets are sold, the game will generate $3.5 million for education programs in the state.
Staff writer J. Andrew Curliss can be reached at 829-4840 or acurliss@newsobserver.com.
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