WASHINGTON, June 26 /PRNewswire/ — The D.C. Lottery’s fictional baseball team, “The D.C. Scratchers,” came to life last night at Nationals Park. The team has had the starring role in a station domination ad campaign at the Navy Yard Metro Station. The unique creation combines the partnership of the D.C. Lottery’s Scratcher ticket and the Washington Nationals Baseball team by delivering an entertaining and playful visual message for Metro Riders and Baseball fans to enjoy.
In an effort to promote the D.C. Lottery’s $2 Washington Nationals D.C. Scratcher, nine Scratcher’s baseball team members suited up and ascended upon Nationals Park in time for the Washington Nationals to take on the LA Angels.
In addition, this is the first time D.C. and Virginia Lotteries have teamed together to produce and promote an exciting lottery product that is available in the District of Columbia. The lotteries worked with licensing partner MDI, as well as Major League Baseball, to bring sports-enthusiast players this first-time ticket offering.
The Scratchers ad campaign in the Navy Yard Metro Station will only be posted through June 30, but the Washington Nationals Scratcher ticket will be available until quantities are sold out.
More than $10,000 in unclaimed prizes remains available, including a $5,000 top prize. The D.C. lottery will hold a second chance drawing on August 6, 2008 where eligible nonwinning ticket holders could claim Washington Nationals home game tickets, team merchandise and choice seating at Nationals Park.
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Since 1982, the D.C. lottery has awarded more than $2.3 billion in prizes to its winners and more than $1.3 billion has been transferred to the District of Columbia’s General Fund. Through its charitable gaming and licensing activities, the D.C. lottery demonstrates its dedication to support the fund- raising efforts of area nonprofit organizations.
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RICHMOND, Va., May 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — You might call it a late-inning victory. Thirty-one Virginia lottery players who thought they had losing tickets have found out they have actually won a different set of tickets: four passes each to see the Washington Nationals play at Nationals Park(TM) in Washington, DC.
Mark Patrick of Stafford won the top prize of four Presidents Seats at a 2008 home game.
Four players each won four Diamond Seats at a 2008 home game: William Knott of Manassas, Bernard Bennick of Springfield, Michael O’Flaherty of Staunton and Tamara Oliver of Manassas Park.
An additional 12 players each won four Baseline Seats and 14 more players each won four Mezzanine Seats.
And that’s not all! An additional 120 winners will receive an officially licensed Major League Baseball(R) prize pack, consisting of a baseball jersey, team plaque, team flag, cap, windshirt and two stadium cushions.
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The Washington Nationals(TM) 2nd Chance Sweepstakes is being held in conjunction with the Washington Nationals(TM) Scratcher game, offered jointly by the Virginia and DC lotteries in the District and Northern Virginia. The $2 game offers a top cash prize of $5,000.
Since 1999, all Virginia lottery profits have been designated solely to K-12 public school education in the Commonwealth. In that time, the lottery has turned over more than $3.4 billion for Virginia’s public schools, currently representing about 7 percent of annual state funding for public education in Virginia. In 19 years, the lottery has awarded more than $10 billion in prizes to players and more than $1 billion in retailer commissions.
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