Lottery

Action BriefsVOL. 15, #14 July 21 - Aug. 3, 2008

IOWA LOTTERY GAME INFORMATION Game Start Date

As of July 21, 2008

Game Start Date Last Date to Pay Prizes

Hot Lotto Tickets Sold By 13 Lotteries

Results from your state agencies: www.resultsiowa.org

If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call 1-800-BETS OFF. You must be at least 21 years old to purchase lottery tickets.

ENDING SCRATCH GAMES

Helping you serve the Lottery customer

Drawing Days

Sales Cutoff Time

Approx.Drawing

Time

Approx.AllowedCashing

Time

Hot LottoWednesday

and Saturday

7:59 p.m. 9:40 p.m. 11:45 p.m.

$100,000 Cash Game

Monday through Saturday

6:18 p.m. 6:28 p.m. 6:40 p.m.

Pick 3 and Pick 4

Midday

Monday through Saturday

12:30 p.m. 12:40 p.m. 1:00 p.m.

Pick 3 and Pick 4

Evening

Sunday through Saturday

7:59 p.m. 9:20 p.m. 9:40 p.m.

PowerballWednesday

andSaturday

7:59 p.m. 9:59 p.m. 11:40 p.m.

Lotto Game Information

Other important dates are listed on the back of this issue.

512 CROSSWORD (Newsprint - B/W & Peach) 05/29/06 08/04/08537 HIGH ROLLER 01/08/07 08/04/08549 BLACKJACK - Yellow 03/12/07 08/04/08551 CHILI TODAY/HOT TAMALE 04/02/07 08/04/08552 CHIPS & SALSA 04/02/07 08/04/08554 WINNING IN 3’S - Purple 04/23/07 08/04/08557 CASH JUBILEE 06/04/07 08/04/08

556 DOUBLE WILD CHERRIES 05/14/07 09/02/08563 DEAL OR NO DEAL™ 07/16/07 09/02/08

513 TRIPLER BINGO 06/05/06 09/29/08559 PAC-MAN 06/25/07 09/29/08561 LUCKY DUCKS 07/16/07 09/29/08

498 $35 MIL. CASH SPECTACULAR 01/09/06525 BURIED TREASURE 05/15/06514 TWICE LUCKY 01/08/07544 $250,000 LUCK OF THE DRAW 01/29/07515 CROSSWORD-Newsprint 03/05/07555 CLASSIC BINGO-Orange/Blue 04/16/07558 QUICK $200 06/04/07560 TRUMP CARD 06/11/07570 SET FOR LIFE 06/25/07562 MONOPOLY 07/16/07564 COOL 7’S 08/06/07565 GOLD 7’S 08/06/07566 RAKE IT IN 08/27/07567 MIDWEST MILLIONS 09/10/07568 KING OF CASH 09/17/07569 ONE-EYED JACKS 09/17/07500 LET’S TALK TURKEY 10/08/07571 WINNING IN 3’S-Blue 10/08/07572 DEAL OR NO DEAL 10/08/07576 HOLIDAY CASH 10/29/07577 SURPRISE PACKAGE 10/29/07573 COOKIE DOUGH 11/05/07574 MERRY MONEY 11/05/07575 DRESSED FOR THE HOLIDAYS 11/05/07578 2008 DOUBLER 11/26/07579 CASH ON THE SPOT 12/17/07581 OLD MAN WINNER 01/07/08582 FIRE & DICE 01/07/08583 SKEE BUCKS 01/07/08584 $50 GRAND 01/07/08580 CROSSWORD-Purple/Pink 01/07/08585 FUZZY DICE 01/28/08586 HIGH FIVES 02/18/08587 BANKROLL 02/18/08588 ACES HIGH 03/10/08589 ONE LUCKY NUMBER 03/10/08593 7’S BINGO-Red/Blue 03/24/08591 SPRING FLING 03/31/08592 BINGO TIMES 10-Orange/Green 03/31/08590 PINBALL - Yellow/Red 04/21/08594 DRIVE FOR SHOW/ PUTT FOR DOUGH 04/21/08600 INDIANA JONESTM 04/21/08595 SUPER DEUCES 05/12/08597 DOUBLE OR NOTHING 05/12/08605 TWISTERTM 05/12/08598 LUCKY WHEEL 06/02/08599 SUMMER DAZE 06/02/08601 DEAL OR NO DEALTM 06/02/08602 A DAY AT THE FAIR 06/23/08596 SUDOKU 07/14/08603 STARS & STRIPES 07/14/08604 EXTREME GREEN 07/14/08

NEW Game End andValidation End Dates Official Game

End

Valid. Period Ends

512 Crossword-Newsprint 5/5/08 8/4/08

537 High Roller 5/5/08 8/4/08

549 Blackjack - Yellow 5/5/08 8/4/08

551 Chili Today/Hot Tamale 5/5/08 8/4/08

552 Chips & Salsa 5/5/08 8/4/08

554 Winning in 3’s - Purple 5/5/08 8/4/08

557 Cash Jubilee 5/5/08 8/4/08

556 Double Wild Cherries 6/2/08 9/2/08

563 Deal Or No Deal™ 6/2/08 9/2/08

513 Tripler Bingo 6/30/08 9/29/08

559 Pac-Man 6/30/08 9/29/08

561 Lucky Ducks 6/30/08 9/29/08

Hot Lotto tickets may be purchased in these 13 jurisdictions: District of Columbia, Dela-ware, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Mon-tana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota and West Virginia. Regrettably, a previous “Lottery Action” story about Hot Lotto omitted the states of Delaware, Idaho and Oklahoma in the list of those that sell the game.

Players Can ‘Fly With Cy’ to See Cyclones Play Football in Las Vegas

Iowa Lottery players get a chance to fly with Cy this fall! Two lucky players will win a trip package to see the Iowa State Cyclones play football in Las Vegas.The lottery will draw 10 semifinalists who will win four tickets each to the Iowa State versus Kent State football game on Saturday, Sept. 6 at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames. From this group of 10, two grand prize winners will be chosen at a special Iowa Lottery event before the game. The two grand-prize winners will each receive two tickets to the Iowa State versus University of Nevada, Las Vegas, football game at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas on Sept. 20; plus they’ll receive roundtrip airfare for two from Des Moines to Las Vegas, hotel accommodations for three nights, roundtrip ground transportation to the game, $500 in spending cash and all state and federal withholding taxes paid by the Iowa Lottery!

Use a nonwinning “TWISTER™” ticket to enter at www.ialottery.com

If a player’s “TWISTER™” scratch ticket does not win a prize, they should go to www.ialottery.com to enter the Fly With Cy Game Day Getaway with the serial number from their ticket. Non-winning tickets must be entered on the lottery’s Web site by 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 19. The drawing for the 10 semifinalists is Aug. 21.

Players must keep all tickets they enter in order to claim a prize.

Visit ialottery.com or refer to the brochure for more details.

TWISTER is a trademark of Hasbro and is used with permission. © 2008 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. Licensed by Hasbro.

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LOTTERY ACTION DELIVERS

JULY/

AUG.

2008

3

ALL AMERICAN (PULL-TAB-$1) BEGINS

In The Chips

Cost: $1Top Prize: $1,000Odds: 1 in 4.76Begin Ordering: Aug. 4

Blazing 8’s

Cost: $2Top Prize: $8,888Odds: 1 in 3.76Begin Ordering: Aug. 4

Prize Odds

$2 1 in 6.00 $3 1 in 18.75 $4 1 in 50.00 $8 1 in 85.71 $16 1 in 150.00 $32 1 in 150.00 $88 1 in 1,200.00 $8,888 1 in 60,000.00

Prize Odds

$1 1 in 7.50 $2 1 in 20.00 $3 1 in 60.00 $9 1 in 300.00 $18 1 in 300.00 $37 1 in 300.00 $1,000 1 in 13,333.33

LOTTERY ACTION DELIVERS

LOTTERY ACTION DELIVERS

SET OF WHEELSFINAL DRAWING

IOWA STATE FAIR BEGINS

IOWA STATE FAIR ENDS

FIRE & DICE (PULL-TAB-.50) BEGINS

FLY WITH CY GAME DAY GETAWAY PROMO ENDS

FLY WITH CY GAME DAY GETAWAY SEMIFINAL

DRAWING

Couple’s $400,000 Win Goes Unrevealed for Weeks

Steve and Sheri Reynolds of Osceola had a tick-et worth $400,000 tucked away in a wallet for more than

three weeks before they realized it was a big winner!

The couple won the big prize in the May 14 Powerball® drawing. Steve purchased the winning ticket at Casey’s, 114 N. Main St. in Osceola.

The Reynoldses were running late on their way to a wedding when they stopped at a gas station and Sheri had the ticket checked.

After the clerk ran the ticket through the lottery machine, Sheri thought she’d won only a few dollars. The clerk printed a claim receipt for the Reynoldses to take to the lottery office to claim their prize.

“[The clerk] looked at it and she said, ‘Oh my gosh.’ And I said, ‘What?’” Sheri said. “She put the ticket down in front of me and there was the $400,000. And you talk about dance!”

The couple then drove to their daughter’s house in Osceola and had her keep the ticket while they went to the wedding.

“And I dreamed that night that her cat ate the ticket,” said Steve.

The Reynoldses plan on giving their two daughters some of their prize money. They will also make some home improvements and per-haps rent an RV for their vacation to Colorado with their daughters and their families this summer.

Sheri and Steve Reynolds of Osceola

‘In The Chips’ and ‘Blazing 8’s” Heat Up Scratch Game Lineup For Summer!

This game’s blazing hot!

Find a black “8” symbol and win the prize shown for that symbol. Find the blazing “8” symbol.

Match any of “Your Chips” to the “Chip Number” and win the

prize shown for that number.

Powerball/Hot Lotto ‘Mistakes’ Can Be Sold or Turned in for CreditEverybody makes mistakes. Even if your mistake happens to be a Powerball or Hot Lotto play made in error, it doesn’t have to be the end of the world.

Think about this: why not sell the ticket? Unless the problem ticket is a mutilat-ed ticket, why not try to sell it to one of your other customers? Especially dur-ing busy, high-jackpot times, your customers may be more willing to take that

ticket than stand in line. Remember, if you don’t follow the steps outlined below, you can’t get credit!

Let’s review the steps you must take to handle a “mistake” Powerball or Hot Lotto ticket. If the ticket did not print or the ticket is misprinted or mutilated so it can’t be validated:

- The defective play must be con-firmed by immediately producing a Reprint ticket.

- Call the Scientific Games (SGI) hot line at 800-858-4744. They will provide you with a Control Number. They’ll also help you get the information needed to report the problem to the lottery and, if necessary, help you produce the Reprint ticket.

- Any or all parts of the defective ticket, along with the Reprint ticket and Control Number, must be returned to the lottery in the retailer settlement envelope.

- When the lottery receives the defective ticket and the Reprint ticket, we’ll ex-amine it and then issue credit to the retailer for the cost of the ticket. You can’t receive credit if you don’t follow the first three steps!

If the ticket is printed correctly by the terminal, but the clerk or the player makes an error:

- Call the SGI hot line to report the problem and correct ticket information. A Control Number will be provided.

- Remember, the ticket is still valid and can be sold. If you can’t sell the ticket, validate it for any prizes won on the ticket after all draws have passed. Then send the ticket and the control number to the lottery in the retailer settlement envelope. The lottery will credit you for the cost of the ticket less any winnings.

The most common reasons for denying credit are: 1) the retailer did not call SGI, and 2) no ticket or play was sent to the lottery.

BLAZING 8’S ($2)/ IN THE CHIPS ($1) BEGIN

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10

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24

27

12

17

14

21 22 23 25 26

28 29 30 Aug. 1 2

4 5 6 7 8 9

11 13 15

18 20 21 22 23

16

LOTTERY ACTION DELIVERS

JULY/

AUG.

2008

3

ALL AMERICAN (PULL-TAB-$1) BEGINS

In The Chips

Cost: $1Top Prize: $1,000Odds: 1 in 4.76Begin Ordering: Aug. 4

Blazing 8’s

Cost: $2Top Prize: $8,888Odds: 1 in 3.76Begin Ordering: Aug. 4

Prize Odds

$2 1 in 6.00 $3 1 in 18.75 $4 1 in 50.00 $8 1 in 85.71 $16 1 in 150.00 $32 1 in 150.00 $88 1 in 1,200.00 $8,888 1 in 60,000.00

Prize Odds

$1 1 in 7.50 $2 1 in 20.00 $3 1 in 60.00 $9 1 in 300.00 $18 1 in 300.00 $37 1 in 300.00 $1,000 1 in 13,333.33

LOTTERY ACTION DELIVERS

LOTTERY ACTION DELIVERS

SET OF WHEELSFINAL DRAWING

IOWA STATE FAIR BEGINS

IOWA STATE FAIR ENDS

FIRE & DICE (PULL-TAB-.50) BEGINS

FLY WITH CY GAME DAY GETAWAY PROMO ENDS

FLY WITH CY GAME DAY GETAWAY SEMIFINAL

DRAWING

Couple’s $400,000 Win Goes Unrevealed for Weeks

Steve and Sheri Reynolds of Osceola had a tick-et worth $400,000 tucked away in a wallet for more than

three weeks before they realized it was a big winner!

The couple won the big prize in the May 14 Powerball® drawing. Steve purchased the winning ticket at Casey’s, 114 N. Main St. in Osceola.

The Reynoldses were running late on their way to a wedding when they stopped at a gas station and Sheri had the ticket checked.

After the clerk ran the ticket through the lottery machine, Sheri thought she’d won only a few dollars. The clerk printed a claim receipt for the Reynoldses to take to the lottery office to claim their prize.

“[The clerk] looked at it and she said, ‘Oh my gosh.’ And I said, ‘What?’” Sheri said. “She put the ticket down in front of me and there was the $400,000. And you talk about dance!”

The couple then drove to their daughter’s house in Osceola and had her keep the ticket while they went to the wedding.

“And I dreamed that night that her cat ate the ticket,” said Steve.

The Reynoldses plan on giving their two daughters some of their prize money. They will also make some home improvements and per-haps rent an RV for their vacation to Colorado with their daughters and their families this summer.

Sheri and Steve Reynolds of Osceola

‘In The Chips’ and ‘Blazing 8’s” Heat Up Scratch Game Lineup For Summer!

This game’s blazing hot!

Find a black “8” symbol and win the prize shown for that symbol. Find the blazing “8” symbol.

Match any of “Your Chips” to the “Chip Number” and win the

prize shown for that number.

Powerball/Hot Lotto ‘Mistakes’ Can Be Sold or Turned in for CreditEverybody makes mistakes. Even if your mistake happens to be a Powerball or Hot Lotto play made in error, it doesn’t have to be the end of the world.

Think about this: why not sell the ticket? Unless the problem ticket is a mutilat-ed ticket, why not try to sell it to one of your other customers? Especially dur-ing busy, high-jackpot times, your customers may be more willing to take that

ticket than stand in line. Remember, if you don’t follow the steps outlined below, you can’t get credit!

Let’s review the steps you must take to handle a “mistake” Powerball or Hot Lotto ticket. If the ticket did not print or the ticket is misprinted or mutilated so it can’t be validated:

- The defective play must be con-firmed by immediately producing a Reprint ticket.

- Call the Scientific Games (SGI) hot line at 800-858-4744. They will provide you with a Control Number. They’ll also help you get the information needed to report the problem to the lottery and, if necessary, help you produce the Reprint ticket.

- Any or all parts of the defective ticket, along with the Reprint ticket and Control Number, must be returned to the lottery in the retailer settlement envelope.

- When the lottery receives the defective ticket and the Reprint ticket, we’ll ex-amine it and then issue credit to the retailer for the cost of the ticket. You can’t receive credit if you don’t follow the first three steps!

If the ticket is printed correctly by the terminal, but the clerk or the player makes an error:

- Call the SGI hot line to report the problem and correct ticket information. A Control Number will be provided.

- Remember, the ticket is still valid and can be sold. If you can’t sell the ticket, validate it for any prizes won on the ticket after all draws have passed. Then send the ticket and the control number to the lottery in the retailer settlement envelope. The lottery will credit you for the cost of the ticket less any winnings.

The most common reasons for denying credit are: 1) the retailer did not call SGI, and 2) no ticket or play was sent to the lottery.

BLAZING 8’S ($2)/ IN THE CHIPS ($1) BEGIN

Lottery

Action BriefsVOL. 15, #14 July 21 - Aug. 3, 2008

IOWA LOTTERY GAME INFORMATION Game Start Date

As of July 21, 2008

Game Start Date Last Date to Pay Prizes

Hot Lotto Tickets Sold By 13 Lotteries

Results from your state agencies: www.resultsiowa.org

If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call 1-800-BETS OFF. You must be at least 21 years old to purchase lottery tickets.

ENDING SCRATCH GAMES

Helping you serve the Lottery customer

Drawing Days

Sales Cutoff Time

Approx.Drawing

Time

Approx.AllowedCashing

Time

Hot LottoWednesday

and Saturday

7:59 p.m. 9:40 p.m. 11:45 p.m.

$100,000 Cash Game

Monday through Saturday

6:18 p.m. 6:28 p.m. 6:40 p.m.

Pick 3 and Pick 4

Midday

Monday through Saturday

12:30 p.m. 12:40 p.m. 1:00 p.m.

Pick 3 and Pick 4

Evening

Sunday through Saturday

7:59 p.m. 9:20 p.m. 9:40 p.m.

PowerballWednesday

andSaturday

7:59 p.m. 9:59 p.m. 11:40 p.m.

Lotto Game Information

Other important dates are listed on the back of this issue.

512 CROSSWORD (Newsprint - B/W & Peach) 05/29/06 08/04/08537 HIGH ROLLER 01/08/07 08/04/08549 BLACKJACK - Yellow 03/12/07 08/04/08551 CHILI TODAY/HOT TAMALE 04/02/07 08/04/08552 CHIPS & SALSA 04/02/07 08/04/08554 WINNING IN 3’S - Purple 04/23/07 08/04/08557 CASH JUBILEE 06/04/07 08/04/08

556 DOUBLE WILD CHERRIES 05/14/07 09/02/08563 DEAL OR NO DEAL™ 07/16/07 09/02/08

513 TRIPLER BINGO 06/05/06 09/29/08559 PAC-MAN 06/25/07 09/29/08561 LUCKY DUCKS 07/16/07 09/29/08

498 $35 MIL. CASH SPECTACULAR 01/09/06525 BURIED TREASURE 05/15/06514 TWICE LUCKY 01/08/07544 $250,000 LUCK OF THE DRAW 01/29/07515 CROSSWORD-Newsprint 03/05/07555 CLASSIC BINGO-Orange/Blue 04/16/07558 QUICK $200 06/04/07560 TRUMP CARD 06/11/07570 SET FOR LIFE 06/25/07562 MONOPOLY 07/16/07564 COOL 7’S 08/06/07565 GOLD 7’S 08/06/07566 RAKE IT IN 08/27/07567 MIDWEST MILLIONS 09/10/07568 KING OF CASH 09/17/07569 ONE-EYED JACKS 09/17/07500 LET’S TALK TURKEY 10/08/07571 WINNING IN 3’S-Blue 10/08/07572 DEAL OR NO DEAL 10/08/07576 HOLIDAY CASH 10/29/07577 SURPRISE PACKAGE 10/29/07573 COOKIE DOUGH 11/05/07574 MERRY MONEY 11/05/07575 DRESSED FOR THE HOLIDAYS 11/05/07578 2008 DOUBLER 11/26/07579 CASH ON THE SPOT 12/17/07581 OLD MAN WINNER 01/07/08582 FIRE & DICE 01/07/08583 SKEE BUCKS 01/07/08584 $50 GRAND 01/07/08580 CROSSWORD-Purple/Pink 01/07/08585 FUZZY DICE 01/28/08586 HIGH FIVES 02/18/08587 BANKROLL 02/18/08588 ACES HIGH 03/10/08589 ONE LUCKY NUMBER 03/10/08593 7’S BINGO-Red/Blue 03/24/08591 SPRING FLING 03/31/08592 BINGO TIMES 10-Orange/Green 03/31/08590 PINBALL - Yellow/Red 04/21/08594 DRIVE FOR SHOW/ PUTT FOR DOUGH 04/21/08600 INDIANA JONESTM 04/21/08595 SUPER DEUCES 05/12/08597 DOUBLE OR NOTHING 05/12/08605 TWISTERTM 05/12/08598 LUCKY WHEEL 06/02/08599 SUMMER DAZE 06/02/08601 DEAL OR NO DEALTM 06/02/08602 A DAY AT THE FAIR 06/23/08596 SUDOKU 07/14/08603 STARS & STRIPES 07/14/08604 EXTREME GREEN 07/14/08

NEW Game End andValidation End Dates Official Game

End

Valid. Period Ends

512 Crossword-Newsprint 5/5/08 8/4/08

537 High Roller 5/5/08 8/4/08

549 Blackjack - Yellow 5/5/08 8/4/08

551 Chili Today/Hot Tamale 5/5/08 8/4/08

552 Chips & Salsa 5/5/08 8/4/08

554 Winning in 3’s - Purple 5/5/08 8/4/08

557 Cash Jubilee 5/5/08 8/4/08

556 Double Wild Cherries 6/2/08 9/2/08

563 Deal Or No Deal™ 6/2/08 9/2/08

513 Tripler Bingo 6/30/08 9/29/08

559 Pac-Man 6/30/08 9/29/08

561 Lucky Ducks 6/30/08 9/29/08

Hot Lotto tickets may be purchased in these 13 jurisdictions: District of Columbia, Dela-ware, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Mon-tana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota and West Virginia. Regrettably, a previous “Lottery Action” story about Hot Lotto omitted the states of Delaware, Idaho and Oklahoma in the list of those that sell the game.

Players Can ‘Fly With Cy’ to See Cyclones Play Football in Las Vegas

Iowa Lottery players get a chance to fly with Cy this fall! Two lucky players will win a trip package to see the Iowa State Cyclones play football in Las Vegas.The lottery will draw 10 semifinalists who will win four tickets each to the Iowa State versus Kent State football game on Saturday, Sept. 6 at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames. From this group of 10, two grand prize winners will be chosen at a special Iowa Lottery event before the game. The two grand-prize winners will each receive two tickets to the Iowa State versus University of Nevada, Las Vegas, football game at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas on Sept. 20; plus they’ll receive roundtrip airfare for two from Des Moines to Las Vegas, hotel accommodations for three nights, roundtrip ground transportation to the game, $500 in spending cash and all state and federal withholding taxes paid by the Iowa Lottery!

Use a nonwinning “TWISTER™” ticket to enter at www.ialottery.com

If a player’s “TWISTER™” scratch ticket does not win a prize, they should go to www.ialottery.com to enter the Fly With Cy Game Day Getaway with the serial number from their ticket. Non-winning tickets must be entered on the lottery’s Web site by 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 19. The drawing for the 10 semifinalists is Aug. 21.

Players must keep all tickets they enter in order to claim a prize.

Visit ialottery.com or refer to the brochure for more details.

TWISTER is a trademark of Hasbro and is used with permission. © 2008 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. Licensed by Hasbro.