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April 13, 2012
$685,869 Worth of High Tier Prizes Claimed in March
More than $12.6 Million in Prizes Paid Out
In March, there was more than $12.6 million paid out by the Rhode Island Lottery to its players, not including the $210 million lump sum payment to the PowerBall winner in Newport. More than $5.2 million in prizes was paid to Instant Ticket winners, with another $5 million plus paid out to Keno winners. The rest of the prizes paid were to Wild Money, PowerBall®, Mega Millions®, Lucky for Life, Million Dollar Raffle 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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$199,789
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PowerBall® PowerPlay®
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$306,568
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Mega Millions® Megaplier®
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$630,849
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Daily Numbers
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$930,550
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Instant Match
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$39,320
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Keno
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$5,043,186
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Instant Tickets
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$5,296,446
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Lucky for Life
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$221,213
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Million Dollar Raffle
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$10,500
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Total
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$12,678,421
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Of this $12.6 million, 16 Rhode Island Lottery tickets (excluding the PowerBall jackpot winner) cashed were worth $10,000 or more for a combined total of $685,869 claimed in high tier prizes. Below is a listing of these March 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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3/1/2012
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$35,000
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Instant Games
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Cranston, RI
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Cumberland farms, 659 Reservoir Avenue, Cranston
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3/6/2012
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$10,000
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PowerBall®
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Woonsocket, RI
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Healy News Store, 231 Robinson Street, Wakefield
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3/9/2012
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$10,000
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PowerBall®
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Riverside, RI
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Broadway Mart, 1049 South Broadway, East Providence
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3/12/2012
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$250,000
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Mega Millions®
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Smithfield, RI
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Regency Mart, Three Regency Plaza, Providence
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3/12/2012
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$20,000
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Instant Games
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Canaan, ME
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Veteran's Market, 182 Arnold Rd., Coventry
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3/16/2012
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$65,000
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Instant Games
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Johnston, RI
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Fast Freddie's Smithfield, 471 Putnam Pike, Greenville
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3/19/2012
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$10,000
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Mega Millions®
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Warwick, RI & Riverside, RI
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I.M. Gan Discount Liquors, 380 Warwick Ave., Warwick
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3/19/2012
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$40,000
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Instant Games
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Roxbury, MA
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JB Liquors, 1117 Social St., Woonsocket
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3/21/2012
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$90,869
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Wild Money
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Providence, RI
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Stop & Shop, 850 Manton Ave., Providence
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3/26/2012
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$10,000
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Mega Millions®
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Lincoln, RI
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Stop & Shop, 622 George Washington Highway, Lincoln
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3/26/2012
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$10,000
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PowerBall®
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West Warwick, RI
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Cumberland Farms, 295 Legris Avenue, West Warwick
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3/26/2012
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$40,000
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Instant Games
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Pawtucket, RI
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A & I Convenience Store, 191 Pawtucket Ave., Pawtucket
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3/26/2012
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$10,000
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Instant Games
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Johnston, RI
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Convenience Plus, 1501 Atwood Ave., Johnston
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3/26/2012
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$25,000
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Daily Numbers
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Harrisville, RI
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Wright's Farm, 84 Inman Rd., Harrisville
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3/28/2012
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$10,000
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Mega Millions®
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Cranston, RI
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LaEsquina Market, 274 Webster Ave., Providence
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3/29/2012
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$50,000
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Instant Games
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Johnston, RI
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Sandy Lane Gas & Convenience, 1015 Sandy Ln., Warwick
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