Hundreds of Unique, Exciting Second-Chance Prizes Available

MIDDLETOWN, Pa., July 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With football season fast approaching, the Pennsylvania Lottery is again partnering with the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers to unveil its newest $5 instant games. The games, on sale statewide today, each feature five top prizes of $100,000 and hundreds of exciting second-chance drawing prizes.

"Our collaboration with Pennsylvania's professional football teams has been a huge success," said Lottery Executive Director Ed Trees, noting that the PA Lottery previously introduced Eagles(TM) and Steelers® instant games in 2009. "These games offer big cash prizes, but they also offer something true fans might consider even more valuable - a chance to get up close and personal with the teams at games and special events."

The Eagles and Steelers instant games each offer more than $19 million in total cash prizes. Players can win up to 12 times on each ticket, and the overall odds of winning a Steelers or Eagles instant prize are 1-in-4.24.

Also, players can enter non-winning Eagles and Steelers tickets for a chance to win hundreds of experiential prizes, such as attending a home game and participating in on-field activities, traveling on VIP road trips to away games, sitting in on media events, joining team representatives for draft events, meeting with team coaches and touring the teams' practice facilities.

Five separate second-chance drawings for each game will be held throughout the football season. The first second-chance drawings will be held the week of Aug. 16.

Players can enter the Eagles second-chance drawings by submitting three non-winning Eagles instant game tickets to: Pennsylvania Lottery - Eagles 2010 Second-Chance Drawings, P.O. Box 200, Middletown, PA 17057-0200. Players must submit new tickets (game number 829) for this season's second-chance drawings; non-winning tickets from the previous season (game number 783) are ineligible.

To enter the Steelers second-chance drawings, players can submit three non-winning Steelers instant game tickets to: Pennsylvania Lottery - Steelers 2010 Second-Chance Drawings, P.O. Box 3000, Middletown, PA 17057-3000. Players must submit new tickets (game number 830) for this season's second-chance drawings; non-winning tickets from the previous season (game number 782) are ineligible.

Second-chance entry requirements and deadlines are featured on the back of every instant ticket. Game details, including a list of all available prizes, are online at www.palottery.com.

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 38 years ago, the Pennsylvania Lottery has contributed more than $19.2 billion to programs that include property tax and rent rebates; free and reduced-fare transit; the low-cost prescription drug programs PACE and PACENET; long-term living services; and the 52 Area Agencies on Aging, including more than 600 full- and part-time senior centers throughout the state. The Pennsylvania Lottery reminds its players to play responsibly. Players must be 18 or older.

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

Media contact: Veronica Sinclair-Anderson, 717-702-8008

Editor's Note: Images of the new tickets are available at www.palottery.com/instant-games.aspx.

SOURCE Pennsylvania Lottery