TAHLEQUAH RESIDENT MAKES APPEARANCE ON LOTTERY GAME SHOW

OKLAHOMA CITY (April 4, 2008) – Delana Clayton, a resident of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, won $500 in cash as a contestant on the twenty-fifth episode of The Oklahoma Lottery Game Show, which aired on March 29.

Clayton purchased her winning entry ticket at E-Z Mart #551, located at 1002 S. Muskogee in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

Each 30-minute episode of The Oklahoma Lottery Game Show features seven contestants (six new contestants and one returning champion) in a series of number-themed games.

All players are guaranteed $500, and may have a chance to win more than $50,000 in cash and prizes in each show.

All contestants receive "star" treatment, including accommodations at the Sheraton Oklahoma City Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City, dinner for the contestant and a guest, and breakfast in the Aria Grill at the hotel.

Players can win a chance to be a contestant by playing The Oklahoma Lottery Game Show Scratcher, which is available at all Lottery retail locations. Contestants are chosen through a random drawing prior to each show’s taping. All players must be 18 or older.

The Game Show airs Saturdays at 6 p.m. on KOCB Channel 34 in Oklahoma City. The show is rebroadcast in Tulsa on Cox Channel 3 Mondays at 2 p.m. and Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. In Oklahoma City, the show re-airs on Cox Channel 7 Mondays at 2 p.m. and Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.

Net proceeds of all Lottery games are used to support improvements and enhancements for Oklahoma education. More than $175 million has been contributed to education since November 2005.

Proceeds are used statewide to supplement existing funds for a variety of important purposes, including: teacher compensation and benefits, early childhood development programs, college scholarships, classroom technology and construction of educational facilities.

For more information about the Oklahoma Lottery, please visit www.lottery.ok.gov.