Pennsylvania Lottery's 7-7-07 Millionaire Raffle Game Sold Out

MIDDLETOWN, Pa., July 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The last ticket for the Pennsylvania Lottery's July 7 (7-7-07) Millionaire Raffle was sold today at 6:01 p.m. at Trindle Mini Mart, 5272 E. Trindle Road, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County.

Sales of Millionaire Raffle tickets began on May 29, and were to continue for six weeks until 5 p.m. July 7, or until all 625,000 tickets were sold.

"The number '7' has always been a popular number with lottery players, so we are excited to celebrate July 7, 2007, with a special Raffle drawing," said Lottery Executive Director Ed Trees. "In addition to selling out the 07-07-07 Millionaire Raffle game, various combinations of '7' for the BIG 4 game -- including 7-7-7-7 and 7-7-0-7 -- are sold out for the July 6 and July 7 mid-day and nighttime Lottery drawings."

The winning raffle ticket numbers will be randomly selected at 7 p.m. on July 7, when the Lottery's live drawing show will televise the selection of the five, $1 million, top-prize raffle ticket numbers and the five, $100,000, second-prize raffle ticket numbers. The remaining 7,767 winning ticket numbers will also be selected, but will not be televised live due to time constraints. A complete list of all 7,777 winning Raffle ticket numbers will be available the following day on the Lottery Web site, http://www.palottery.com/ , and at Lottery retailers.

The 07-07-07 Millionaire Raffle features 7,777 cash prizes totaling $6,456,700. The game will award five top prizes of $1 million, five $100,000 cash prizes, 200 prizes of $1,000 cash and 7,567 prizes of $100 cash.

Trees reminded Millionaire Raffle players to sign the backs of their tickets and keep them in a safe place until the July 7 drawing. The eight- digit Raffle number printed on Millionaire Raffle tickets must match the eight-digit Raffle ticket number combination selected in the drawing -- in the exact sequence in which it was selected -- to be considered a winning ticket.

All winning tickets will be selected by a Random Number Generator -- or Automated Drawing Machine -- certified by Gaming Laboratories International, a recognized industry leader in gaming products and systems testing.

Trees also noted that the success of the four Millionaire Raffle games offered since the first debuted in December 2005 has created thousands of winners and generated millions of dollars for programs benefiting older Pennsylvanians.

"Combined sales for all four Raffles have generated about $19 million for programs that benefit older Pennsylvanians," said Trees. Lottery-supported programs include PACE and PACENET, which provides prescription drug assistance; Property Tax and Rent Rebates; free and reduced-fare mass transit rides; and a statewide network of 52 Area Agencies on Aging and more than 650 full- and part-time senior centers.

Odds of winning a $1 million top prize are 1-in-125,000; odds of winning a $100,000 prize are 1-in-125,000; odds of winning a $1,000 prize are 1-in- 3,125; and the odds of winning $100 are 1-in-83. The overall odds of winning any prize are 1-in-80.

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