Star Spangled Sweepstakes
The Star Spangled Sweepstakes, a Massachusetts Lottery $20 sweepstakes instant scratch game that went on sale on May 1, has only sold about 30 percent of the 4 million tickets printed. Lottery officials say they need to sell half the tickets to break even on the game.According the the Lottery website, the “Star Spangled Sweepstakes” will award a total of $40 million in cash to players, including an astounding $20 million top prize, 10 prizes of $1 million and 40 prizes of $250,000. Lottery officials say they need to sell half the tickets to break even on the game.
In Michigan, similar raffle-style games have been a runaway success. The Michigan lottery sells a limited number of tickets for each game and holds a drawing only after all the tickets have been sold. The first game, featuring $20 tickets, sold out in 11 days, according to a spokeswoman. The second game, with a $20 ticket, sold out in seven days. The last game featured a $50 ticket and sold out in just 2 1/2 days.
Maybe the Mass Lottery should sell the Star Spangled Sweepstakes game to Michiganites.
posted by TheWino @ 10:09 AM
2 Comments:
And now I understand why all the BIG lottery winners come from Mid-USA. They spend all their money on stupid lottery tickets. I guess the folks in the East don't rely on winning the lottery to live. $50 for one scratch off ticket and they sold out in 2.5 days. What is wrong with that picture.
"Can I get a pack of Malboro Red, a Swank, six pack of Pabst and a $50 scrather. Hope I'm the lucky one - yeah-haw......"
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