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June 16, 2010
$215,934 Worth of High Tier Prizes Claimed in May
More than $10 Million in Prizes Paid Out
In May, there was over $10 million paid out by the Rhode Island Lottery to its players. More than $4 million in prizes was paid to Instant Ticket winners, with another $4 million plus paid out to Keno winners. The rest of the prizes paid were to Wild Money, PowerBall®, Mega Millions®, and Daily Numbers winners. The chart below details the prizes paid out for each lottery product this past month.
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Rhode Island Lottery Game |
Prizes Paid |
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Wild Money |
$159,431 |
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PowerBall® PowerPlay® |
$442,729 |
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Mega Millions® Megaplier® |
$155,048 |
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Daily Numbers |
$871,142 |
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Instant Match |
$41,448 |
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Keno |
$4,366,370 |
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Instant Tickets |
$4,057,670 |
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Total |
$10,093,839 |
Of this $10 million, ten Rhode Island Lottery tickets cashed were worth $10,000 or more for a combined total of $215,934 claimed in high tier prizes. Below is a listing of these May claim dates, prize amounts, game names, cities or towns of the winners and the retailer locations where the winning tickets were purchased.
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Claim Date |
Prize Amount |
Game |
City/Town of Winner |
Retailer |
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5/3/2010 |
$10,000 |
Mega Millions® |
Lincoln, RI |
Stop & Shop, 622 George Washington Hwy., Lincoln |
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5/6/2010 |
$10,000 |
Mega Millions® |
Warwick, RI |
William Shields Post 43, 662 West Shore Rd., Warwick |
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5/7/2010 |
$25,000 |
Daily Numbers |
Middletown, RI |
Stop & Shop, 1360 West Main Rd., Middletown |
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5/10/2010 |
$65,726 |
Wild Money |
North Smithfield, RI |
Cumberland Farms, 302 North Main St., Slatersville |
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5/10/2010 |
$30,000 |
Instant Game |
Providence, RI |
Stop & Shop, 204 Garfield Ave., Cranston |
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5/14/2010 |
$10,000 |
Mega Millions® |
Coventry, RI |
Luk Oil, 585 Tiogue Ave., Coventry |
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5/17/2010 |
$10,000 |
PowerBall® |
Warwick, RI |
Dave's Marketplace, 100 Division St., East Greenwich |
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5/26/2010 |
$35,000 |
Instant Game |
Westerly, RI |
Stop N Go Food Mart, 129 Main St., Westerly |
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5/27/2010 |
$10,000 |
PowerBall® |
Cranston, RI |
Another Liquor Store, 311 Warwick Ave., Cranston |
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5/27/2010 |
$10,208 |
Daily Numbers |
Westerly, RI |
Stop & Shop, 149 Franklin St., Westerly |
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