Arizona Lottery to Launch New Game Sept. 23

PHOENIX, AZ--(Marketwire - Sep 18, 2012) - The Arizona Lottery announces its exciting new draw game called Weekly Winnings, which launches September 23 and offers a top prize of $1,000 per week for an entire year, taxes paid.

Weekly Winnings will have a prize structure unlike any other draw game currently being offered. With each ticket, players will have the chance to win up to six times. A top prize winner can select a payout of $1,000 per week for a year or a lump sum payment of $52,000, taxes paid.

"The addition of Weekly Winnings to our selection of Arizona Lottery products is a direct response to our players' requests for new games and more ways to win," said Karen Bach, director of budget, products and communications for the Arizona Lottery. "We are thrilled to launch Weekly Winnings and expect it to be extremely popular with our players."

Weekly Winnings game play consists of self-selecting the first set of four numbers or choosing a computer-generated Quick Pick for the top prize of $1,000 per week for one year. The computer then selects the additional five sets of numbers for the second and third prize categories. Prizes for a winning ticket are awarded when a player matches each number within one of the sets of numbers. Only the highest prize within each set of numbers will be paid. Prizes, not including the top prize, range from $2 to $10,000.

Tickets for Weekly Winnings will cost $2 each with drawings every Tuesday and Friday, at approximately 9:40 p.m. MST. Weekly Winnings will replace Arizona Lottery's current draw game, CA$H4.

For more information about Weekly Winnings, please visit ArizonaLottery.com.

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About the Arizona Lottery
The Arizona Lottery operates entirely from the revenue it generates through the sale of its products; it receives no General Fund dollars from the State. Proceeds from sales of Lottery tickets -- over $3 million per week -- fund a variety of state programs. Since July 1981, the Arizona Lottery has paid out more than $5 billion in prizes to players, over $2.8 billion in net profit to the state and almost $591 million in commissions to retailers.