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New Zealand is preparing to celebrate it's
1000th Lotto draw on Saturday 5 August, and
to help players get even more excited than usual,
lottery officials have announced that there
will be more than 1,000 extra prizes up for
grabs.
New Zealand Lotteries Chief Executive Todd
McLeay says, "The 1,000th Lotto draw is
a huge milestone for us and our loyal players,
many of whom have been buying tickets since
Lotto's first draw on Saturday 1 August 1987.
"What better way to reward them, and say
a very big thank you, than by offering all of
our players, regardless of the type of Lotto
ticket they buy, the chance to win more than
1,000 extra prizes.
"In addition to our usual divisional prizes,
all players who purchase a Lotto ticket between
Sunday 23 July 2006 and Saturday 5 August will
be in with the chance to win one of 1,100 extra
prizes.
"This includes 100 major prizes ranging
from $10,000 to a top prize of $1 million which
will be drawn on 5 August, the night of the
1,000th draw."
The top 100 prizes are made up as follows:
1 prize of $1,000,000
3 prizes of $100,000
5 prizes of $50,000
6 prizes of $25,000
85 prizes of $10,000
"If that's not enough," Todd continues,
"we'll be rewarding many, many more players
by offering the remaining 1,000 prizes randomly
to players in the two-week period leading up
to the draw.
"When they buy their Lotto ticket winners
of this prize will find out immediately that
they have won $1,001 and will be assisted to
fill in a Prize Claim Form to claim it.
"Under our rules Lotto players who win
$1,000 or less get paid in cash, but with the
number of prizes on offer with this promotion
we decided it would be easier for everyone if
we co-ordinate payment from one point, which
is why they will get the extra dollar.
"Many of our players who took part in
our first draw are still playing today, and
it is the sales generated by those people and
other players which has allowed NZ Lotteries
to transfer more that $2 billion for the Lottery
Grants Board for distribution to the community
since our first draw in 1987."
We here at The Lottery Company would like to
congratulate the New Zealand Lotto on it's looming
1,000th draw, and wish everyone buying a ticket
the very best of luck.
25 July, 2006
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