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Maryland Lottery Players Seeing Green
The Maryland Lottery introduces its Green Ball Double Draw promotion on July 20^th

(Baltimore) -- The Maryland Lottery will hold a Green Ball Double Draw bonus daily number promotion from July 20 through August 16,
2009. For 28 days, a bonus drawing will determine whether Lottery officials draw one or two sets of winning numbers for the daily Pick 3 midday and evening drawings.

During each mid-day and nightly Pick 3 drawing, Lottery officials will conduct a separate drawing from a separate single-chamber machine that contains 12 white balls and 1 green ball.  If the green ball is drawn, a second set of Pick 3 numbers will be drawn and players will have an additional chance to win from their original ticket purchase.

Director Buddy Roogow explained, “The Green Ball Promotion is a fun way to promote the Maryland Lottery’s Pick 3 and give players a chance to win more cash prizes with no extra cost.  This is a fun way to reward our loyal Pick 3 players and engage new participants.”

The Maryland Lottery’s Pick 3 drawings are held twice a day -- midday and evening, seven-days-a-week and are televised every day except Saturdays on WBAL-TV.  Look for winning numbers and the Green Ball Double Draw results during midday news and television broadcasts or visit mdlottery.com.   

 

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