LOTTERY PLAYERS HAVE CHANCE TO WIN HOLIDAY BONUS
OF SOUGHT-AFTER ELECTRONICS, CASH

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'Tech The Halls' Holiday Bonus Promotion Runs Through Jan. 4

DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Lottery players have the chance to win some of the season's hottest electronics and cash prizes in a holiday bonus promotion that runs through Jan. 4.

The Iowa Lottery's "Tech The Halls" holiday bonus promotion began at noon Monday, offering 200 prizes of Sony® electronics along with 10 cash prizes of $10,000. Players can enter the promotion by using non-winning tickets in the six holiday-themed instant-scratch games available this season in Iowa. Different levels of prizes are involved for different tickets.

"In addition to cash prizes, we've brought in a big variety of holiday bonus prizes in Tech The Halls," said Iowa Lottery CEO Terry Rich. "You could win the perfect present for yourself or someone on your gift list."

If you don't win an instant prize on your holiday scratch ticket, visit the lottery's Web site at www.ialottery.com and key in the serial number from the back of your ticket to enter the holiday bonus promotion. Here are the tickets you can enter and the prizes you can win:

• $1 Season's Delight = chance to win one of 50 Sony® portable DVD players.
• $2 Snowman Bingo and Oh, Deer! = chance to win 1 of 50 Sony® Blu-ray Disc™ players.
• $3 Jingle Bell Crossword = chance to win one of 50 Sony® VAIO® notebook computers.
• $5 Holly Jolly Jackpot = chance to win one of 50 Sony® Bravia® 32-inch LCD TVs.
• $10 Nutcracker Cash = chance to win one of 10 prizes of $10,000!

Players have until noon on Monday, Jan. 4 to enter the promotion. The prize drawings will be held on Jan. 5 and the lottery will post the winning numbers on its Web site.

A few requirements to keep in mind:

• You can only enter the promotion via the lottery's Web site. Hand-delivered or mailed entries will not be accepted.
• You must use your street address when entering the promotion. Your electronics will be delivered to you if you win, so P.O. Box addresses will not be valid.
• You must keep all the tickets you enter, as you'll need to present your signed ticket to the lottery to claim any prize you win.
• You can use each ticket only once as an eligible entry.
• And, you can enter as many times as you wish, but you can win only one prize per category.

Since the Iowa Lottery's start in 1985, its players have won more than $2.4 billion in prizes while the lottery has raised nearly $1.2 billion for state programs.

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