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$7.5 MILLION
August 14, 2008
Lottery Director John Musgrave today announced a Deal Or No Deal* instant game offering $7.5 million in cash prizes, including eight $100,000 prizes and 120 $10,000 prizes. Deal Or No Deal also offers players the chance to win entry tickets for two drawings that could win them up to $2.5 million and a trip to Hollywood.
In celebration of the Lottery’s 24th anniversary Jan. 9, the lottery director said $1.2 million was taken from the agency’s unclaimed prize fund to pay for 120 $10,000 prizes, which will free up money from sales to pay other prizes and increase odds of winning.
Musgrave said the payout on the new game is just over 82 percent, meaning approximately 82 percent of sales from the game will be returned to players in prizes. “Odds of winning a $10,000 prize are about one in 8,388, significantly better than the one in 120,000 to 240,000 that would normally be provided from game sales without the infusion of prize money from the unclaimed fund.”
The $10 tickets also include the chance for players to win more than 130,000 “entry” tickets for two drawings to be held February 6, 2009. Musgrave said the Lottery would draw four entries for a trip for two to Hollywood for Deal Or No Deal tapings with Howie Mandell.
While each lottery will hold its own drawings to increase odds of winning for respective state residents, Musgrave said 21 participating lotteries would send winners to California. “During those tapings, each West Virginia finalist could win cash prizes up to $2.5 million; from the combined tapings, Deal Or No Deal producers will choose 26 players to appear on a televised event during which they can win additional cash prizes.”
In addition to four winners of a trip to Hollywood for the Deal Or No Deal tapings, Musgrave said the Lottery would draw four more entries that will be entered into a cash drawing held in Georgia for finalists from the 21 participating lotteries. “On September 15, 2009, one of those entries will be drawn and a wheel will be spun to determine the prize; wheel prizes range from $250,000 to
$2.5 million.”
Musgrave said the second chance entry process has been streamlined for players. “This time around, our players won’t have to furnish envelopes, as the entry tickets are pre-addressed reply cards. Players will simply include their names and addresses, as well as a 42 cent stamp; we will not accept registered or certified mail.”
Following US Postal regulations, Musgrave said out of state players may participate, but all entries must be mailed from within West Virginia.
Musgrave said tickets will be available until February 2, or as long as ticket quantities last. “We anticipate this to be a popular game, so it’s possible the tickets will sell out before that time.” The deadline by which entry tickets must be received for the two drawings is Feb. 4.
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