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June 14, 2011
$385,158 Worth of High Tier Prizes Claimed in May
More than $10 Million in Prizes Paid Out
In May, there was over $10.4 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
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Prizes Paid
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Wild Money
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$313,158
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PowerBall® PowerPlay®
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$316,515
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Mega Millions® Megaplier®
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$91,864
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Daily Numbers
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$1,107,095
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Instant Match
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$37,365
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Keno
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$4,418,831
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Instant Tickets
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$4,187,120
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Total
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$10,471,949
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Of this $10 million, 11 Rhode Island Lottery tickets cashed were worth $10,000 or more for a combined total of $385,158 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
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Prize Amount
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Game
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City/Town of Winner
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Retailer
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5/2/2011
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$10,000.00
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Mega Millions
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Central Falls, RI
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Broad Street Shell Mini Mart, 957 Broad St., Central Falls
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5/2/2011
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$10,000.00
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Powerball
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Warwick, RI
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Shaw's Supermarket, 8 Chapel View Blvd., Cranston
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5/10/2011
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$50,000
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Instant Game
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Providence, RI
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Stop & Shop, 850 Manton Ave., Providence
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5/12/2011
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$12,000
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Keno Plus
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Cranston, RI
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Neo Pizza, 2244 Plainfield Pike #5, Cranston
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5/13/2011
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$193,158.00
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Wild Money
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Portsmouth, RI
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Supreme Mini Mart, 880 East Main Road, Portsmouth
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5/20/2011
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$15,000.00
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Instant Game
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Cranston, RI
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Rite Aid, 1285 Reservoir Ave., Cranston
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5/23/2011
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$10,500.00
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Keno
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Warwick, RI
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Whalen Square Café, 2647 West Shore Rd., Warwick
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5/24/2011
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$15,000.00
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Instant Game
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Central Falls, RI
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Tedeschi Food Shops, Inc., 390 Broad St., Central Falls
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5/25/2011
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$12,000.00
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Instant Game
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North Providence, RI
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The Inn, Inc, 2227 West Shore Rd., Warwick
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5/31/2011
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$22,500.00
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Keno
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Warwick, RI
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The Inn, Inc, 2227 West Shore Rd., Warwick
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5/31/2011
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$15,000.00
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Daily Numbers
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West Roxbury, MA
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Performance Petroleum Mkt., 964 Cranston St., Cranston
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