According to an official press release, courtesy of Oregon Lottery, "The winning number for the one $1 million prize, selected from the 250,000 available Thanksgiving Raffle tickets, was 041283. The Lottery began selling the 250,000 Thanksgiving Raffle tickets at 5 AM on October 4, 2009. By October 14, all 250,000 of the tickets had been purchased."
The $1 Million Top Prize winner wasn't the only lucky turkey on November 24th, 2009. Additional prizes were also offered. Lottery ticket holders had a chance to win 10 prizes of $20,000 each, and an another 1,000 lucky people won Thanksgiving Raffle prizes of $100.
The Thanksgiving Raffle Ticket holders looking to check their $10 tickets against the official winning numbers can log on to
www.oregonlottery.org, or stop in at any Oregon Lottery retail location.
The press release goes on to say, "Director Penn also announced the Lottery’s next Raffle game, a second St. Patrick’s Day Raffle. “It is clear to us that Oregonians enjoy the Lottery’s Raffle games,” said Director Dale Penn. “Tickets for our second St. Patrick’s Day Raffle will go on sale on January 24, 2010.” The new St. Patrick’s Day Raffle will have the same number of tickets - 250,000 - and prizes the previous Raffles have offered."
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Source: www.oregonlottery.org
Written by Donna Diegel
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Posted November 24th, 2009 by Donna Diegel
