Iowa lottery offering bonus holiday drawing

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rdgrnr — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:26:14 GMT

10X Powerplay option?

Wow, that sounds good. I wonder if it'll be more than a dollar extra.

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Rowen — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:03:53 GMT

Iowa does have a St. Pat raffle and 10xPowerplay Powerball promotion coming up too.

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rdgrnr — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:35:15 GMT

TN already has the same thing where you can register losing scratchers for a 2nd chance drawing. Though I rarely play scratchers I find that I have the same luck on 2nd chance drawings as I do on the original scratchers - none. I think it's a good idea for Iowa or any other state to do it though.

The one bad aspect with TN though is you don't have to show a ticket for the 2nd chance drawing if you win. I think that unnecessarily leaves a window open for possible corruption.

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Iowa lottery offering bonus holiday drawing

Lottery Post — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:12:17 GMT

Officials with the Iowa Lottery say those playing holiday scratch-off games shouldn't throw away their tickets if they lose.

Terry Rich, the chief executive of the Iowa Lottery, says for the first time this year, holiday tickets that aren't winners are eligible for other prizes. Rich says players can enter the ticket serial number online to play a bonus game.

The lottery is calling the promotion Tech the Halls and Rich says electronics and cash prizes are available.

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