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September 20, 2012
$400,277 Worth of High Tier Prizes Claimed in August
More than $10.8 Million in Prizes Paid Out
In August, there was over $10.8 million paid out by the Rhode Island Lottery to its players. More than $4.6 million in prizes was paid to Instant Ticket winners, with another $4.3 million paid out to Keno winners. The rest of the prizes paid were to Wild Money, PowerBall®, Mega Millions®, Lucky for LifeSM 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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$103,905
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PowerBall® PowerPlay®
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$337,742
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Mega Millions® Megaplier®
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$123,861
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Lucky for LifeSM
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$267,281
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Daily Numbers
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$984,417
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Instant Match
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$33,315
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Keno
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$4,304,591
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Instant Tickets
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$4,683,392
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Total
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$10,843,504
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Of this $10.8 million, fourteen Rhode Island Lottery players cashed in tickets winning $10,000 or more for a combined total of $400,277 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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8/8/2012
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$10,000
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PowerBall®
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Cranston, RI
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Stop & Shop, 275 Warwick Ave., Cranston
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8/10/2012
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$10,000
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PowerBall®
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Stoughton, MA
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Twin River, 100 Twin River Rd., Lincoln
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8/14/2012
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$35,000
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Instant Games
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Johnston, RI
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Cumberland Farms, 609 Killingly St., Johnston
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8/15/2012
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$10,000
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Instant Games
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Providence, RI
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Gemma's Market, 458 Cranston St., Providence
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8/16/2012
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$50,000
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Instant Games
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North Kingstown, RI
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Engine Food Lane, 6155 Post Rd., North Kingstown
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8/16/2012
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$22,500
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Keno Plus
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West Warwick, RI
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Moe's Convenience Store, 71 Tiogue Ave., West Warwick
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8/16/2012
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$10,000
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PowerBall®
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Portsmouth, Newport, Middletown, Tiverton, RI
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Stop & Shop, 1360 West Main Rd., Middletown
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8/20/2012
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$20,000
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Instant Games
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Warwick, RI
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7-Eleven, 2078 West Shore Rd., Warwick
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8/27/2012
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$25,000
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Lucky for Life
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Peacedale, RI
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Rose Hill Golf Club, 222 Rose Hill Rd., South Kingstown
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8/27/2012
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$100,000
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Instant Games
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Johnston, RI
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LC Mart, 345 Nooseneck Hill Rd., Exeter
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8/27/2012
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$20,000
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Instant Games
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Warwick, RI
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On the Fly Convenience, 446 Post Rd., Warwick
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8/29/2012
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$30,000
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Wheel of Fortune 2nd Chance
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Exeter, RI
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LC Mart, 345 Nooseneck Hill Rd., Exeter
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8/31/2012
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$40,000
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Mega Millions® Megaplier®
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Stop & Shop, 70 Mendon Rd., Cumberland
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8/31/2012
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$17,777
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Instant Games
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Cumberland, RI
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A & S Variety, 710 Elm St., Woonsocket
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