Saturday, December 5, 2009

North Dakota Lottery

North Dakota Lottery
A division of the ND Office of Attorney General

Media Advisory
December 4, 2009

LOTTERY MILLIONAIRE TO BE PRESENTED WITH CHECK

The biggest North Dakota Lottery winning ticket, worth $1,648,155, has been claimed. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem will present the winner with a commemorative check on

DATE: Monday, December 7, 2009
TIME: 3:30 pm CST.
LOCATION: Wally’s Supermarket, 155 East 12 Street, Grafton

The winner and his family will be available for media interviews after the presentation. The winner has agreed to share his story with the public, but chooses to refrain from providing comments until after the check presentation.

Not only is this the biggest lottery prize sold in North Dakota, it is also the ninth Wild Card 2 jackpot sold in North Dakota. Wild Card 2 is a multi-state lottery game and is played in North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Idaho. The jackpot starts at $100,000 and grows until there’s a winner. The last Wild Card 2 jackpot was hit in April for a prize worth $125,000 by three employees of the Coffee Cup in Steele.


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Media Contact: Donna Thronson (701) 328-1574

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