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Pine Bluff Store Receives $20,000 Bonus Check From Lottery After Selling $2 Million Mega

Millions® Ticket February15,2019PineBluff,Arkansas–ASuperStopstoreinPineBlufftodayreceiveda$20,000bonuscheckfromtheArkansasScholarshipLotteryforsellinga$2millionMegaMillions®ticketlastmonth.“In2018,TheArkansasScholarshipLotteryhasawardedmorethan$1.2millioncommissionstolotteryretailersinJeffersonCounty,”saidLotteryDirectorBishopWoosley.Retailersreceivea1percentcommissionfromthesalesofwinninglotteryproducts.Since2009,lotteryretailersinArkansashavereceivedmorethan$240millionincommissions.“WethankSuperStopforbeingourretailpartner,”saidWoosley.“Withthehelpofour1,927retailersacrossthestate,wehavefundedmorethan302,000collegescholarshipsforArkansasstudentssince2009.”LinderMathisofDumasclaimedthe$2millionMegaMillions®prizeonFebruary6.Mathis’husbandpurchasedtheQuickPickticketforhiswife.Linderisnowthe67thArkansasLottery-mademillionaire.Tolearnmoreaboutbecomingalotteryretailer,visitMyArkansasLottery.com.

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PHOTOCAPTION:ASLDirectorBishopWoosleyandSouthernRegionalSalesManagerMarkHearnpresentsa$20,000commissionchecktoSuperStopon3000E.HardingAve.inPineBluffforsellinga$2millionMegaMillions®ticket.NamesLefttoRight:MarkHearn,ASLSouthernRegionalSalesManager;BobbySingh,SuperStopStoreOwner;AmanSingh,SuperStopStoreOwner;KamalSingh,SuperStopStoreManager;BishopWoosley,ASLDirectorAbouttheArkansasScholarshipLottery

Morethan92centsofeverydollarofLotteryrevenuegoestoprizes,scholarships,retailercommissions,andotherexpensesinArkansas.Since2009,theLotteryhasprovidedmorethan$781millionformorethan302,000collegescholarships,morethan$2.7billioninprizestoplayers,about$235millioninretailercommissionsandmorethan$120millionstateandfederaltaxrevenue.

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