FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Arizona Lottery Welcomes Back Player-Favorite
WILLY WONKA GOLDEN TICKET™ Scratchers®
Over $14 Million in Cash Prizes and an Exclusive Trip to Las Vegas
for a Chance at winning up to $1 Billion
PHOENIX (June 20, 2018) – The Arizona Lottery is welcoming back an iconic ticket that is perfect for anyone with a sweet tooth! WILLY WONKA GOLDEN TICKET™ Scratchers® is returning to the Arizona Lottery giving players the opportunity to win instant cash prizes and an exclusive trip to Las Vegas for the chance to win up to $1 billion!
“The Arizona Lottery is dedicated to offering the most entertaining tickets to our players, and we are thrilled to be bringing back a player-favorite,” said Gregg Edgar, executive director of the Arizona Lottery. “What sets this ticket apart is its whimsical theme of WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY™ and its unparalleled second chance prize. We saw incredible amounts of enthusiasm and excitement surrounding this game last year, and we can’t wait to provide that to our players again.”
The popular WILLY WONKA GOLDEN TICKET™ Scratchers has more than $14 million in cash prizes, including eight chances to instantly win a top prize of $100,000.
Players can enter their non-winning tickets into second chance drawings for a chance to win a trip to Las Vegas and the chance to win up to $1 billion dollars in the BILLION DOLLAR CHALLENGE™. Each trip to Las Vegas includes roundtrip coach airfare for the prizewinner and one guest, three nights in one deluxe hotel room, $1,000 in spending money and admission to the BILLION DOLLAR CHALLENGE™ venue for the prizewinner and their guest.
Players can find their WILLY WONKA GOLDEN TICKET™ in stores now. Tickets are available at all 3,000+ Arizona Lottery retailers for $10. For more information, please visit www.arizonalottery.com.
Scratchers® is a registered service mark of the California Lottery.
WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY and all related characters and elements © and ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s18)
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About the Arizona Lottery
Since 1981, the Arizona Lottery and its retail partners have generated more than $3.9 billion in net funding in support of programs that help to improve the quality of life for the people of Arizona. Proceeds from Lottery ticket sales — nearly $4 million per week – fund programs in education, economic development, environmental conservation and health and human services. The mission is to support Arizona programs for the public benefit by maximizing net revenue in a responsible manner. Learn more at ArizonaLottery.com
About Warner Bros. Consumer Products
Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP), a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, extends the Studio’s powerful portfolio of entertainment brands and franchises into the lives of fans around the world. WBCP partners with best-in-class licensees globally on an award-winning range of toys, fashion, home décor, and publishing inspired by franchises and properties such as DC, the Wizarding World, Looney Tunes and Hanna-Barbera. The division’s successful global themed entertainment business includes groundbreaking experiences such as The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi (opening 2018). With innovative global licensing and merchandising programs, retail initiatives, promotional partnerships and themed experiences, WBCP is one of the leading licensing and retail merchandising organizations in the world.