PENNSYLVANIA LOTTERY new lotto game

PENNSYLVANIA LOTTERY INTRODUCES NEW GAME WITH STATEWIDE RV TOUR AND TICKET GIVEAWAY

Quinto RV Tour Offers Information and Entertainment for Lottery’s Newest Numbers Game

MIDDLETOWN – August 29, 2008 - The Pennsylvania Lottery is celebrating the launch of its newest game, Quinto, with a statewide promotional tour at 19 Lottery retail locations.

Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 2, and continuing through Sept. 26, the “Quinto Quintet” street team will arrive at each retail location in an RV to distribute free instant tickets to the first 200 adults, age 18 and older, who visit each event.

The “Quinto Quintet,” comprised of five giant finger mascots, will perform a game demonstration for event attendees and pose for photographs. Fans will be able to download their photos from the PA Lottery Web site at www.palottery.com following each event. Players will also have an opportunity to try the new game using an online demonstration.

The Lottery’s Quinto promotional RV tour will make stops from noon until 2 p.m. at 19 retail locations on the following dates:
• Sept. 2: Z & A Newsstand, 10th and Market Sts., Philadelphia
• Sept. 3: Pennsylvania News, Sam’s Cold Take Out, 7-Eleven, 1 Pennsylvania Ave., Morrisville, Bucks County
• Sept. 4: Delcroft Shopping Center, Delcroft Beverage, 1866 Delmar Dr., Folcroft, Delaware County
• Sept. 5: King of Prussia Exxon, 620 W. Dekalb Pike, King of Prussia, Chester County
• Sept. 8: Penn Cigarette and Cigar, 531 Penn St., Reading, Berks County
• Sept. 9: Wegman’s, 3900 Tilghman St., Allentown, Lehigh County
• Sept. 10: Sunshine Market, 1492 Highway 315, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County
• Sept. 11: Wegman’s, 201 Williams St., Williamsport, Lycoming County
• Sept. 12: Veados Mini Market, 181 Hadley Rd., Greenville, Mercer County
• Sept. 15: Tops Market, 1702 E. 38th St., Erie
• Sept. 16: Friedman’s Point Plaza, 180 Point Plaza, Butler
• Sept. 17: Lubins & Smalley and C&C News, 5th and Graeme on Market Square, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County
• Sept. 18: Stems Cloverleaf Quick Stop, 130 Belmont St., Johnstown, Cambria County
• Sept. 19: UniMart, 3180 West College Ave., State College, Centre County
• Sept. 22: Thompson Pharmacy, 600 E. Chestnut Ave., Altoona, Blair County
• Sept. 23: Smoker’s Express, 513 N. Market St., Selinsgrove, Snyder County
• Sept. 24: Quick Check, 911 Eisenhower Blvd., Harrisburg, Dauphin County
• Sept. 25: Smoker’s Express, 984 Loucks Rd., Suite C, West York, York County
• Sept. 26: Wheatland Distributors, 1701 Columbia Ave., Lancaster

Quinto tickets went on sale Aug. 26. The cost is $1 per ticket and the game offers prizes ranging from $50 to $50,000. Quinto is a five-digit numbers game with two drawings seven days a week, at midday and evening.