Three Second-Chance Drawing Winners Selected to Visit Set of PA Lottery Television Commercial

Three Second-Chance Drawing Winners Selected to Visit Set of PA Lottery Television Commercial

Winners to Meet Gus, the Second-most Famous Groundhog in Pennsylvania

MIDDLETOWN, Pa., Aug. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Three people will get the chance to visit the set of an upcoming Pennsylvania Lottery television commercial and meet Gus, the second-most famous groundhog in Pennsylvania, after winning the HumonGUS Bucks instant game second-chance drawing.

Sam DeGore of Pittsburgh; Donna Myers of Newville, Cumberland County; and Tracy Potts of Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, were randomly selected in the contest.

The Lottery will provide two nights lodging for each winner and his or her guest, meals and $500 spending money. Also included will be transportation from anywhere in the state to and from the commercial production, either in Pittsburgh or Philadelphia, and the opportunity for each winner to have his or her picture taken with Gus.

The commercial set the winners will visit and the dates of the commercial production will be determined at a later date.

The three winners were selected from nearly 7,000 entries, submitted to the Lottery between June 27 and Aug. 8.

Although the HumonGUS Bucks second-chance drawing has taken place, the instant game remains on sale. As of Aug. 21, 15 prizes of $50,000, 28 prizes of $5,000 and 715 prizes of $500 prizes were still available.

HumonGUS Bucks is a $5 game that features four different collectible scenes of Gus. The game offers 20 top prizes of $50,000; more than 1,150 prizes from $500 to $5,000; more than $11 million in prizes from $25 to $100; and 12 chances to win on each ticket. Players win the prize shown under the matching number when any of the GUS NUMBERS match any of the WINNING NUMBERS. A "PAW" symbol wins the prize shown under it automatically. The odds of winning a HumonGUS Bucks prize are 1-in-3.89.

About the Pennsylvania Lottery: The Pennsylvania Lottery remains the only state lottery that designates all its proceeds to programs that benefit older residents. Since its inception 34 years ago, the Pennsylvania Lottery has contributed more than $16.5 billion to programs that include property tax and rent rebates; free and reduced-fare transit; the low-cost prescription drug programs PACE and PACENET; and the 52 Area Agencies on Aging, including 650 full- and part-time senior centers throughout the state. The Lottery-funded Property Tax/Rent Rebate program has been significantly expanded for next year. The expanded program will feature higher income eligibility limits and larger rebates. The Pennsylvania Lottery reminds its players to play responsibly. Players must be 18 or older.

For more information on the Pennsylvania Lottery, visit http://www.palottery.com/.

Source: Pennsylvania Lottery

CONTACT: Steve Kniley, Revenue Press Office of the Pennsylvania Lottery,
+1-717-787-6960

Web site: http://www.palottery.com/

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