More than 40% of available $20 tickets have been sold
Raffle games have become the hottest lottery item of the holiday season, and the Georgia Lottery's Millionaire Raffle game is no exception.
After just two weeks of sales, more than 40 percent of the game's tickets have been purchased. Georgia Lottery players have their best chance ever to win $1 million, but time is running out.
Millionaire Raffle is a limited-time game from the Georgia Lottery with four $1 million prizes. A total of 500,000 tickets will be printed and sold in numeric order until they are sold out.
A computerized drawing on December 31, 2006, will randomly select Millionaire Raffle winners. Four tickets will win $1 million each, paid in a lump sum; five tickets will win $100,000 each; and 500 tickets will win $1,000 each.
The odds of winning any prize in the Millionaire Raffle game are 1 in 982. The odds of winning one of the four $1 million prizes are 1 in 125,000. The odds of winning one of the five $100,000 prizes are 1 in 100,000. The odds of winning one of the 500 $1,000 prizes are 1 in 1,000.
Each Millionaire Raffle ticket costs $20.
Draw results for the $1 million and $100,000 prize levels will be announced during the 6:59 p.m. Cash 3 Evening drawing on December 31, 2006. Complete results of the 509 winning raffle numbers will be available on the Georgia Lottery Web site and at Georgia Lottery retailers.
Let's just say for discussion sake as of the drawing cutoff time on December 31st they have sold 450,000 tickets. That would leave 50,000 tickets unsold, those numbered 450,001 to 500,000. Do they still do the drawing on the December 31st? If so do they just make it from a pool of 450,000? Are all the prizes still offered?
The Millionaire Raffle will take place on December 31, 2006. Draw results for the $1 million and $100,000 prize levels will be announced during the 6:59pm CASH 3 Evening drawing on December 31, 2006. Click here for a list of official lottery draw stations. These results ($1 million & $100,000 prize levels) will be available on the Georgia Lottery's Player Information Hotline and Winning Numbers Reports generated at retailer locations. Complete results of the 509 winning raffle numbers will be available on the GLC web site at www.galottery.com and will also be mailed to retailers for posting.
In the event that all 500,000 raffle tickets are not sold by December 30, 2006, the GLC may extend sales and the drawing date until all tickets are sold.
Would expect many raffle tickets to be last minute stocking stuffers, also bought with money received as Christmas gifts so a rush on them the last week. Good luck to all holding those tickets or contemplating buying them!!!
Quote: Originally posted by DoubleDown on Dec 10, 2006
From the Ga lottery website :
Note the last sentence..............
When will the drawing take place?
The Millionaire Raffle will take place on December 31, 2006. Draw results for the $1 million and $100,000 prize levels will be announced during the 6:59pm CASH 3 Evening drawing on December 31, 2006. Click here for a list of official lottery draw stations. These results ($1 million & $100,000 prize levels) will be available on the Georgia Lottery's Player Information Hotline and Winning Numbers Reports generated at retailer locations. Complete results of the 509 winning raffle numbers will be available on the GLC web site at www.galottery.com and will also be mailed to retailers for posting.
In the event that all 500,000 raffle tickets are not sold by December 30, 2006, the GLC may extend sales and the drawing date until all tickets are sold.
DD...thanks for the answer. It will be interesting to see what happens. Stay tuned!!
24 days left and still more than 250,000 tickets remain.
I wouldn't call that "going fast", but the GA lottery officials might.
DD
Georgians tend to be "frugal."
Does seem like the raffle lotteries offer the best odds; probably why they sell out so fast.
I doubt if they sell out!
I agree, Dumars 798--- They will not sell all 500,000 tickets by 12/31.
However, they will not have the drawing until all are sold, so who knows how long that will be...
DD
DD, they'll have the drawing on Dec 31st regardless if they sell all the tickets or not..!
Let's just say for discussion sake as of the drawing cutoff time on December 31st they have sold 450,000 tickets. That would leave 50,000 tickets unsold, those numbered 450,001 to 500,000. Do they still do the drawing on the December 31st? If so do they just make it from a pool of 450,000? Are all the prizes still offered?
From the Ga lottery website :
Note the last sentence..............
When will the drawing take place?
The Millionaire Raffle will take place on December 31, 2006. Draw results for the $1 million and $100,000 prize levels will be announced during the 6:59pm CASH 3 Evening drawing on December 31, 2006. Click here for a list of official lottery draw stations. These results ($1 million & $100,000 prize levels) will be available on the Georgia Lottery's Player Information Hotline and Winning Numbers Reports generated at retailer locations. Complete results of the 509 winning raffle numbers will be available on the GLC web site at www.galottery.com and will also be mailed to retailers for posting.
In the event that all 500,000 raffle tickets are not sold by December 30, 2006, the GLC may extend sales and the drawing date until all tickets are sold.
Would expect many raffle tickets to be last minute stocking stuffers, also bought with money received as Christmas gifts so a rush on them the last week. Good luck to all holding those tickets or contemplating buying them!!!
Maybe that's why Ms. Margaret won't give us a tripple....ummmm
Ms. Pat
DD...thanks for the answer. It will be interesting to see what happens. Stay tuned!!