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Pequot Lakes Man Wins $50,000 Lottery Prize

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 - The occasional morning ritual for a Pequot Lakes man resulted in a $50,000 Lottery win.

Maurice Karst says he makes frequent stops at Holiday, located at 4917 County Road 77 in Nisswa for an “artery clogging breakfast sandwich” and some Lottery tickets on the mornings his wife is busy.

On the morning of Sept. 10, Karst decided to try the $10 Mega MONOPOLY™ scratch ticket on one of his routine trips. “I saw it advertised on the television so I thought, ‘Why not give it a try?’”

It was a good thing he did because he won one of the game’s $50,000 prizes. “I was in disbelief,” Karst explained. “I looked at it several times before it sank in that I had actually won,” he recalled.

Although he wasn’t able to share his good news with his wife right away, Karst was able to connect with her by phone shortly after. The two arrived at the Lottery’s office in Roseville the following morning (Sept. 11) to claim the prize.

Mega MONOPOLY™ is a $10 scratch game that offers a $200,000 top prize and a second-chance promotion. Currently three of four $200,000 prizes and five of six $50,000 prizes remain in the game. Overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 3.37.

For more fun, players can log on to the Lottery’s Players Club (www.luckymn.com) to play an online version of MONOPOLY® for the chance to win a variety of prizes, including $20,000!

More information about Mega MONOPOLY™, including drawing rules and unclaimed prizes, is available on the Lottery’s Web site (www.mnlottery.com).

Lottery players must be 18 years of age or older. Please play responsibly. If you or someone you know needs help with a gambling problem, call (800) 333-HOPE.