For Immediate Release:                                         Contact: Communications Office

October 27, 2014                                                                       (518) 388-3415

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Players seeking that extra scare this Fall are in luck with the new $2 AMC® The Walking Dead® scratch-off game with the top prize of $25,000.

The Walking Dead® ticket (see copy of the ticket attached) offers players 10 chances to win the top prize of $25,000 for just $2. It is available via Lottery retailers across New York.

So far, the popular-AMC ® show-themed ticket has resulted in sales of more than $6.1 million.

 “Now in its fifth season, The Walking Dead is by far one of the most popular and thrilling shows on television. Now fans of the show can try their luck with a fun scratch-off game and chances to win up to $25,000,” said Gardner Gurney, Acting Director of the Division of the Lottery.

The AMC® The Walking Dead® scratch-off game is being supported through the New York Lottery’s social media channels, Facebook and Twitter, as well as point-of-sale materials across the state.

About the New York Lottery

The New York Lottery continues to be North America’s largest and most profitable Lottery, contributing $3.17 billion in fiscal year 2013-2014 to help support education in New York State.  The Lottery’s contribution represents 15 percent of total state education aid to local school districts. 

New York Lottery revenue is distributed to local school districts by the same statutory formula used to distribute other state aid to education.  It takes into account both a school district’s size and its income level; larger, lower-income school districts receive proportionately larger shares of Lottery school funding.

About the New York State Gaming Commission

The New York State Gaming Commission regulates all aspects of gaming and gambling activity in the state, including horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering, class III Indian gaming, video lottery terminal facilities at race tracks, the state lottery and charitable gaming.