Illinois Lottery Launches Chicago Blackhawks(R) Cash Scratch-off Ticket
CHICAGO, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ –The Illinois Lottery recently launched the Chicago Blackhawks® Cash scratch-off ticket, and is kicking off 16 air-hockey tournaments across the state through February. The winner at each event will win $500 in cash and a Blackhawks jersey.
“Air hockey is one of those all American games that most people have experienced in their lives at one point or another” said Paul Arnell, director of promotions for the Illinois Lottery. “The Lottery loves to give people the opportunity to have fun, play some of their favorite games, and possibly win money at the same time.”
At each event, participants aged 18 years or older will place their name on an entry form when they arrive. At the beginning of the tournament thirty-two players will be randomly selected and placed in a bracket style format in the order in which they were picked. The contestants will face-off until the last person standing is crowned the Air Hockey Star. Below are dates, locations and times of each event:
Events Dates Bar Bar Address Time
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Wednesday, 170 W. Ontario
January 13, 2010 District Bar Chicago, IL 6-8 p.m.
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115 Bourbon 3359 W. 115th St.
Friday, January 15, 2010 Street Merrionette Park 9-11 p.m.
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Thursday, 700 E. Grand Ave.
January 21, 2010 P3 Pub Carbondale, IL 9-11 p.m.
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2300 N. Peoria Rd.
Friday, January 22, 2010 The Stadium Springfield, IL 9-11 p.m.
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Saturday, Crusen's Bar & 426 E. War Memorial
January 23, 2010 Grill Dr. Peoria, IL 9-11 p.m.
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Thursday, 1113 W. Randolph
January 28, 2010 Market Chicago, IL 8-10 p.m.
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Saturday, Joe's Bar 940 W. Weed St.
January 30, 2010 (Road Watch) Chicago, IL 6-8 p.m.
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510 S. Perryville
Friday, February 5, 2010 2nd Cousins Rd. Rockford, IL 9-11 p.m.
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Saturday, Fatty's Pub & 1312 W. Lincoln Hwy.
February 6, 2010 Grill DeKalb, IL 9-11 p.m.
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Thursday, Firehaus 708 S 6th St.
February 11, 2010 Bar & Grill Champaign, IL 9-11 p.m.
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Friday, 3937 N. Lincoln Ave
February 12, 2010 Brownstone Chicago, IL 8-10 p.m.
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Saturday, 4804 N. Broadway St.
February 13, 2010 Crew Chicago, IL 8-10 p.m.
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Friday, 102 N. Linden St.
February 19, 2010 Pub II Normal, IL 9-11 p.m.
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Martini's on 4619 34th St. Rock
Saturday, February 20th the Rocks Island, IL 9-11 p.m.
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Thursday, 420 W. Diversey Pkwy
February 25, 2010 Duffy's Tavern Chicago, IL 9-11 p.m.
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Friday, Total Sports 523 Fairway Dr.
February 26, 2010 Bar & Grill Naperville, IL 9-11 p.m.
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About Chicago Blackhawks® Cash Ticket
Each ticket costs $2 and is available for purchase at Illinois Lottery retailers across the state. Winners can win a variety of prizes ranging from a Chicago Blackhawks® jersey up to $20,000 in cash. The ticket also offers second-chance opportunities where players can submit five non-winning Chicago Blackhawks® Cash tickets for the chance to travel with the team, including:
- Roundtrip travel for two with the Blackhawks on a team charter flight
- One room in the Blackhawks team hotel
- 2 tickets to the game
- A ride on the Blackhawks team bus to the morning skate and the game
- 2 Blackhawks replica jerseys
- $500 spending money
For more information about the second-chance promotion visit www.illinoislottery.com.
About Illinois Lottery
Founded in 1974, the Illinois Lottery is a state agency with annual sales over $2 billion. Since its inception, the Lottery has contributed more than $14 billion to the state Common School Fund to assist K-12 public schools. Players must be at least 18 years old. For more information on the Illinois Lottery please visit our Web site at www.illinoislottery.com.
Contact: Tracy Owens (312) 793-1682 (office)
(312) 590-9933 (cell)
Laura Lehmann (312) 475-5901 (office)
(773) 226-2392 (cell)
SOURCE Illinois Lottery