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MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES' CLUB™ Lottery Game to Make More and More Millionaires
Arizona Joins New Multi-State Lottery with National Television Series Inspired By Iconic Brand
Arizona is ready to mint some millionaires!
The Arizona Lottery will join lotteries across the country in offering a new draw game, MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES' CLUB that will spread the wealth among players by offering multiple
million dollar prizes in conjunction with a Top Prize that is capped at $25 million.
With three different ways to win, the MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES' CLUB game is planned to go on sale in Arizona on Oct. 19, and is the first game to combine the high-stakes and rich
rewards of multi-state lottery gaming with the fun and entertainment of a national television game show featuring players selected from among the lottery's ticket holders who
have registered their tickets online or via a smartphone app.
Players can win the Top Prize (up to $25 million); become one of the many, randomly-selected $1 million winners when another player wins the Top Prize; or register a ticket online
where they will build MONOPOLY brand themed property sets to earn entries in a drawing for a chance to appear on the nationally televised game show, which will have more than
$2.5 million in available prize money on each episode.
MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES' CLUB is a $5 draw game and will be the first multi-state draw game at this price level in the United States, though $5 is the most popular price point for
instant scratch ticket games. This $5 price point strengthens the game's play value while differentiating it within lottery draw game portfolios.
The unique design of the MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES' CLUB lottery game is expected to generate more millionaires than any other game in lottery history. With the draw taking place on
Friday evenings at 11:15 p.m. Eastern, players across the country will have the opportunity to wake up a millionaire. In early 2015, the "MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES' CLUB" television
series will welcome players from participating states to its studio audience in Las Vegas where they will compete before a live audience to win $1 million.
Comedian and actor Billy Gardell ("Mike & Molly," "You, Me and Dupree") has been tapped to host the show.
The MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES' CLUB lottery game represents a response to the wishes of lottery players who said that they would like a game with more substantial winners than just one
or two enormous jackpot winners.
"We are thrilled to launch MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES' CLUB, which is in response to lottery players wanting to spread the wealth. This lottery game was designed to mint more simultaneous
millionaires than any other game in lottery history," said Karen Bach, director of budget, products and communications for the Arizona Lottery.
This new approach to a national jackpot game was created by Scientific Games and branded with Hasbro's iconic MONOPOLY game, which is one of the most well-known brands in the world.
On each ticket in the MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES' CLUB lottery game, there will be a unique code that players can use to register their tickets online for a chance to appear on the
television show. Thousands of players will win a five-day, four-night trip for two to Las Vegas to join the show's studio audience of other players. Some studio audience members
will be selected at random to compete on the television show. Contestants on the show will play a series of games with a MONOPOLY theme, each of which will offer cash and other
prizes valued up to $100,000. A final round will offer one player on each episode a shot at $1 million.
Since 2006, there have been more than 170 MONOPOLY lottery games launched globally with a retail value of nearly $5 billion, most performing 10 percent or more above industry
averages, based on data from MDI Entertainment, A Scientific Games Company. According to LaFleur's Magazine, MONOPOLY Millionaire, distinct from traditional MONOPOLY, was one
of the most popular licensed brands in lottery gaming in fiscal year 2013. MDI Entertainment has introduced 14 MONOPOLY Millionaire lottery games with retail value in excess
of $850 million.
The Arizona Lottery is a Diamond Sponsor of the League. Arizona Lottery programs enrich the lives of Arizona residents and
families by funding educational opportunities, health and community initiatives, economic and business development programs, and
the environment.
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League of Arizona Cities and Towns
1820 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602-258-5786
Fax: 602-253-3874
http://www.azleague.org
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