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A HOLIDAY MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE MYSTERY SOLVED!
August 14, 2012
Last year, the Kansas Lottery introduced a new element to the Holiday Millionaire Raffle game, giving players 10 chances to win $10,000 in Early Bird drawings. The Early Bird drawings were held October 9, 2011, through November 6, 2011, with two players each winning $10,000 in every drawing. One of the very first $10,000 Early Bird winning raffle tickets, 031432, was never claimed, that is, until now!
The lucky winner holding the $10,000 raffle ticket was Cheryl Popkey of Hutchinson. According to Popkey, she knew she had won one of the $10,000 prizes the day after the October 9, 2011, Early Bird drawing. However, she didn't have the opportunity to make the trip to Lottery headquarters in Topeka to claim her prize since she works second shift at Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita.
"My friend Chris and I both bought raffle tickets for the Early Bird drawings," explained Popkey. "While we were checking the winning numbers the day after the drawing, I teased him by saying, 'Do you have any of those winning numbers, because I do!'"
After realizing she was holding a $10,000 winning ticket, Popkey placed it in a lockbox where it has remained for the last 10 months, which has given her plenty of time to think about what to do with her winnings.
"I'm going to help my kids out," said Popkey. "They're the ones who need it the most. Plus, we have a little granddaughter, too."
When asked if she would be playing this year's Holiday Millionaire Raffle game, Popkey had a definite answer.
"Of course, I'll play," said Popkey. "It has the best odds to win. I like that there are only a certain amount of tickets printed, and it's just fun to play."
This year's Holiday Millionaire Raffle game will launch October 1, 2012,with the grand prize drawing taking place December 31, 2012. Further details of the Holiday Millionaire Raffle game will be released next month.
Popkey's winning ticket was purchased at Kwik Shop 744, located at 1401 in Hutchinson.
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