2005 Press Releases
July 26, 2005
GEORGE
GANAT CLAIMS PAC-MAN™ CASH GRAND PRIZE
Dover, DE --George Ganat of Wilmington
claimed the Grand Prize for the PAC-MAN CASH Instant Game
second-chance drawing this morning at the Delaware Lottery
Office in Dover. Ganat won an arcade game with the original
PAC-MAN™, Ms. PAC-MAN™, and Galaga® games, all-in-one
monitor unit from Namco® valued at $3,000.
Ganat was selected as the Grand Prize winner from 64 winners
in a second-chance drawing who received PAC-MAN merchandise
prize packages valued at $510. The prize packages included
a black leather backpack with a clip-on PAC-MAN watch, two
(his/hers) polo shirts, fleece blanket, umbrella with neon-lit
handle, and two baseball caps.
The second-chance and Grand Prize drawings were conducted
at the Delaware Lottery Office on July 19, 2005.
The winner told Lottery Officials that he is looking forward
to adding the arcade game to his playroom for his children
and grandchildren to enjoy when they come to visit. Ganat
is a regular lottery player who said, "I've won with
the Delaware Lottery several times." "I was a second-chance
drawing winner of a prize pack in the TABASCO Instant Game
last year and I won $1,000 on another Instant Game ticket
a month ago."
Brian Peters, Deputy Director of Sales and Marketing, Delaware
Lottery, commented, "the Lottery makes effort to provide
new and interesting games on an ongoing basis." "We
think the licensed property games are a lot of fun and provide
interesting prizes and a little nostalgia for players."
Since the start of operations in 1975, the Delaware Lottery
has contributed more than $2.1 billion to the state's General
Fund to help finance needed state services that benefit everyone
in Delaware. The Lottery offers a variety of games: POWERBALL®,
MULTI-WIN LOTTO, PLAY 3, PLAY 4, and assorted Instant Games.
More information is available at delottery.com.
