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September 2, 2011
$599,237 Worth of High Tier Prizes Claimed in August
More than $10.1 Million in Prizes Paid Out
In August, there was over $10.1 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 $4.2 million 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.
| Rhode Island Lottery Game |
Prizes Paid |
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Wild Money
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$463,507
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PowerBall® PowerPlay®
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$352,957
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Mega Millions® Megaplier®
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$89,016
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Daily Numbers
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$902,920
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Instant Match
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$35,475
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Keno
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$4,234,867
|
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Instant Tickets
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$4,076,684
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Total
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$10,155,427
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Of this $10.1 million, fourteen Rhode Island Lottery players cashed in tickets winning $10,000 or more for a combined total of $599,237 claimed in high tier prizes. Below is a listing of these August 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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8/3/2011
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$12,500
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Daily Numbers
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Pawtucket, RI
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Darlington Liquors, 346 Armistice Blvd., Providence
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8/5/2011
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$50,000
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Instant Games
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Providence, RI
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La Esquina Market, 274 Webster Ave., Providence
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8/5/2011
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$10,500
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Keno
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Warwick, RI
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Buttonwoods One Stop, 214 Buttonwoods Ave., Warwick
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8/9/2011
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$10,000
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Instant Games
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South Dartmouth, MA
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Crossroads Wine & Spirits, 1540 Bulgarmarsh Rd., Tiverton
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8/23/2011
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$10,000
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PowerBall®
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Warwick, RI
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I.M. Gan Liquors, 680 Warwick Avenue, Warwick
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8/22/2011
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$52,080
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Daily Numbers
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Newport, RI
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Bucci Combination Store, Newport
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8/22/2011
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$10,000
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Instant Games
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Providence, RI
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7-Eleven, 391 Douglas Ave., Providence
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8/23/2011
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$10,000
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Daily Numbers
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Providence, RI
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Central Liquor, 930 Broad St., Providence
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8/25/2011
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$100,000
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Instant Games
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Kenyon, RI
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Rippy's Liquor & Marketplace, 4158 South County Trail, Charlestown
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8/26/2011
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$10,000
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Instant Games
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Providence, RI
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Gulf Express, 255 Reservoir Ave., Providence
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8/29/2011
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$10,000
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PowerBall®
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Lincoln, RI
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Sunoco, 634 George Washington Hwy, Lincoln
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8/29/2011
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$10,000
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Instant Games
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Central Falls, RI
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Dexter Warehouse Liquor, 265 Barton St., Pawtucket
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8/30/2011
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$20,000
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Instant Games
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Warren, RI
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Dudek Bowling Lanes, 409 Child St., Warren
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8/31/2011
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$284,157
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Wild Money
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North Attleboro, MA
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Gold Mart, 1531 Newport Ave., Pawtucket
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