APRIL 13 - 19, 1986 THE CITIZEN
7
r
o
In recent intervi with
The CitIZen, Lottery arketing
Executi e, Keith B. Stallworth
revi ed the bureau' plans for
Super Lotto. According to
Stall orth, bar of the regular
Lotto j kpots have averaged
pproximately '1.7 million
ince the game started Super
Lotto hould provid average
j ckpot hare of more than '3
million.
Q: 80 ill Super Lotto be
played?
A: Super Lotto will b played
ju t like the regular Lotto game
e cept t you cho e ix num­
b r been 1 and44inst dof
choo in ix numbers between
1 and 40 in the regular Lotto
game. Prize will be a arded for
matchin four, five or ix
number.
Q: en ill uper Lotto
dra in be held?
A: Super Lotto drawin will
b conducted once ch e k
on turday evening. Each
dr win ill b televised at 7:29
p.m. on DIV-TV, Chann 14,
D troit.
oi
coming
Q: · What ill happen to til
regular Lotto game?
A: The regular Lotto g,.me will
go bac to one drawing a week
hich will be televised every
Wednesday night t 7:29 on
WDIV.
Q: When ill Super Lotto
start?
A: We expect tickets for
Super Lotto to go on e Mon­
day, April 14, 19 6. The first
Super Lotto drawing will be con­
ducted Saturday, April 19,
1986.
Q: Do the April start date
ha e any pedal igniftcance?
A: ot really. It' only a coin­
cidence that April 14th happens
to be my brother Tommy's
birthday and April 19th .
mine.
Q: ill the Super Lotto game
offer larger j ckpo
A: We hope so. Of course, the
amount .of the j ckpot de­
pends on the level of ticket
e and ho many eeks p
by before someone matche ix
of the numbers drawn. The
Super Lotto jackpot prize
Conveniently- CJlomemade
the Spirit
the per- In medium bowl, di lve Royal
irit of Lemon-Lime Gelatin in boilin
hare hould avera e more
than 3 million.
Q: 80 ill players be able
to tell the difference be n a
Lotto and Super Lotto ticket?
A: The top of each Lotto tic­
ket reads "Lotto 6/40." The
Super .Lotto ticket ill read
"Lotto 6/44." The drawing day
are another key. A regular Lotto
ticket will read "Wednesday", a
Super Lotto ticket will read
"Saturday" .
Q: Ho do pl yer collect
prize innings from Super
Lotto?
A: All priz of ,600 or le can
be claimed at any Daily/Lotto
retailer after 12 noon on the day
following the drawing. Prize
over ,600 can be claimed at any
of the lottery's ix regional
office beginnning at noon on
the next busin day.
Q: Will players be able to buy
ticket for both Lotto and
Super Lotto at the arne time?
A: Yes, Youwillb abletobuy
tic ets for both game up to one
eek in advance of dra ihg
date.
Q: Why did the lottery de­
cide to dd ne game like
. Super Lotto?
A: Many player have expres-
ed an interest in jackpot
amounts that are larger than
what regular Lotto offer. Any
time jackpot amount inc rea-
, sale go up. From hat e
have seen in other state , larger
jackpots are very POP!1lat. Th
addi tion of Super Lotto will giv
ichigan player one more
choice in lottery games.
Q: What i the difference in
the odd of Lotto and Super
Lotto?
A: The odds of matchin all six
numbers drawn to win or hare
the jackpot in Lotto are bout
one in 3.8 million. In Super
KEITH B. STALL OATH
• L EXECUTIVE
Lotto the odds ill b ju t ov r
one and yen million.
Q: on't it be difficult to
beat all the hype you recei ed
hen you icked off Lotto?
A: You better believ it! But if
you liked our last dvertising
campaign, just tay tuned. You
haven't een anything yet.
e
ze
D
pr n
OF FORTU
PLAY
TODAY!
Give this billboard a personality! Create a name
for this electronic message center that will make
the board "come alive and speak" to the pass­
erby. Located at Lodge and Davison freeways in
Detroit, this 70 foot wide expanse with 7,000
lights flashes its daily message to millions of
Michigan lottery players. Originally dubbed "Bill",
the board is now called Fortune Teller. Lottery
officials are looking for a new name. If you submit
the winning name, you will:
SEE YOUR
Ow
LIGHTS
and win the
GRA D PRIZE·· 1,000 INSTA T TICKETS
A
E I
10 WINNERS OF 100 INSTA TTICKETS
20 WI ERS OF 50 INSTA T TICKETS
The Citizen staff will select the 20 best suggestions and forward those to Lottery officials in
Lansing. Those 20 winners will each receive 50 instant tickets and compete for the Grand
Prize.
E TRYDEADLI E: FRIDAY, AY9, 1986.
ALL ENTRIES UST BE CCO PA lED BY 3 NO • I I G LOTTERY
TICKETS
----------------------------_._-- ----
rYes I ould like to name the Lottery Bill�ard: I
1--------------------------------------- ---I
1
I Name --------- Address --------- I
I Cily,____________ lephone -'-'--__. I
• '_1 --. __ i.I
--- ---- -------------- ----
Ali winners will be cont Cted by tel phone. Entrie wh ch do not incl.ude a telephone number and 3 non-
winning lottery tick t ·11 be disqualified. All ntrie must be receiv d by May 9, 1986.
Mail to: Th Citiz n N peper/2001 Woodw rd/Detroit, MI 48226