Illinois Lottery Launches Chicago Blackhawks(R) Cash Scratch-off Ticket

Air hockey tournaments scheduled across the state to highlight new ticket and give players additional chances to win cash and prizes

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Jan 13, 2010, 09:00 ET

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
Wednesday, January 13, 2010	District Bar	170 W. Ontario Chicago, IL	6-8 p.m.
Friday, January 15, 2010	115 Bourbon Street	3359 W. 115th St. Merrionette Park	9-11 p.m.
Thursday, January 21, 2010	P3 Pub	700 E. Grand Ave. Carbondale, IL	9-11 p.m.
Friday, January 22, 2010	The Stadium	2300 N. Peoria Rd. Springfield, IL	9-11 p.m.
Saturday, January 23, 2010	Crusen's Bar & Grill	426 E. War Memorial Dr. Peoria, IL	9-11 p.m.
Thursday, January 28, 2010	Market	1113 W. Randolph Chicago, IL	8-10 p.m.
Saturday, January 30, 2010	Joe's Bar (Road Watch)	940 W. Weed St. Chicago, IL	6-8 p.m.
Friday, February 5, 2010	2nd Cousins	510 S. Perryville Rd. Rockford, IL	9-11 p.m.
Saturday, February 6, 2010	Fatty's Pub & Grill	1312 W. Lincoln Hwy. DeKalb, IL	9-11 p.m.
Thursday, February 11, 2010	Firehaus Bar & Grill	708 S 6th St. Champaign, IL	9-11 p.m.
Friday, February 12, 2010	Brownstone	3937 N. Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL	8-10 p.m.
Saturday, February 13, 2010	Crew	4804 N. Broadway St. Chicago, IL	8-10 p.m.
Friday, February 19, 2010	Pub II	102 N. Linden St. Normal, IL	9-11 p.m.
Saturday, February 20th	Martini's on the Rocks	4619 34th St. Rock Island, IL	9-11 p.m.
Thursday, February 25, 2010	Duffy's Tavern	420 W. Diversey Pkwy Chicago, IL	9-11 p.m.
Friday, February 26, 2010	Total Sports Bar & Grill	523 Fairway Dr. Naperville, IL	9-11 p.m.

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.