LAS VEGAS and ATLANTA, May 14,
2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Games
Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) ("Scientific Games" or the
"Company") has successfully wrapped the WILLY WONKA GOLDEN
TICKET™ multi-state linked instant lottery game's final
BILLION DOLLAR CHALLENGE® winners' event in Las Vegas. Ninety-nine lottery players from 14
U.S. states participated, including one lucky winner from
Ohio who took home a $2 million grand prize. Scientific Games
originated the multi-state linked instant game concept for the
lottery industry in 2007 with DEAL OR NO DEAL™ and went on
to create five additional linked game blockbusters before launching
WILLY WONKA GOLDEN TICKET in March
2017, in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products.
With an up to $1 billion prize
opportunity, it offered the largest prize for a linked lottery
instant game in U.S. history.
Twenty-three WILLY WONKA GOLDEN TICKET games were
launched in 18 states. A record 104 million tickets were
manufactured, representing a total of $1.09
billion in potential retail sales for the participating
lotteries.
Kyle Rogers, Executive Vice
President Lottery Licensing for Scientific Games, said, "Over the
last 12 years, our creative teams have worked hard to perfect the
many details in our linked play experience, from the play style of
the instant game to the online second-chance opportunity, and the
entire experience at the winners' event. These events have become a
unique once-in-a-lifetime experience for lottery players that are
second to none."
Scientific Games created WILLY WONKA GOLDEN TICKET
offering players the chance to win prizes instantly, plus a bonus
second-chance game played online to win trips to Las Vegas and take part in the BILLION
DOLLAR CHALLENGE for the opportunity to win cash prizes from
$1,000 up to $1 billion. Since launching in 2017, a total of
more than 200 second-chance winners have headed to the BILLION
DOLLAR CHALLENGE event held in April
2018 and April 2019.
Amid a frenzy of excitement at a colorful, WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
inspired venue, players at the 2019 BILLION DOLLAR CHALLENGE
event won more than $2.4 million in addition to the trip to
Las Vegas for two including air
travel, hotel, ground transportation and spending money. Five
players from Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and West
Virginia advanced as finalists at the event, with the player
from Ohio advancing as the grand
prize finalist with the opportunity to win up to $1 billion.
The Company's next linked instant game creation is the return of
DEAL OR NO DEAL in May 2019.
The game features a second-chance opportunity to win a
five-day/four-night trip for four to Orlando, Florida and attend a $1 MILLION DEAL OR NO DEAL EXPERIENCE
winners' event to play a non-broadcast lottery winner's only
DEAL OR NO DEAL game for a chance to win up to $1 million.
Scientific Games launched the world's first secure instant game
in 1974 and today is the largest creator, manufacturer and manager
of instant games in the lottery industry. The Company provides
games, technology and services to more than 150 lotteries around
the globe, including nearly every North American lottery.
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WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE
FACTORY and all related characters and elements © and ™ Warner
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States. © 2019 Scientific Games Corporation. All Rights
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About Scientific Games
Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) is a world
leader in entertainment offering dynamic games, systems and
services for casino, lottery, social gaming, online gaming and
sports betting. Scientific Games offers the gaming industry's
broadest and most integrated portfolio of game content, advanced
systems, cutting-edge platforms and professional services.
Committed to responsible gaming, Scientific Games delivers
what customers and players value most: trusted security, engaging
entertainment content, operating efficiencies and innovative
technology. For more information, please visit
scientificgames.com.
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our website is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a
part of, this document.
Company Contacts:
SG Lottery
Communications:
Therese Minella, APR +1
770-825-4219
Director, Lottery Communications
therese.minella@scientificgames.com
Corporate Communications:
Susan Cartwright +1 702-532-7981
Vice President, Corporate Communications
susan.cartwright@scientificgames.com
Forward-Looking Statements
In this press release, Scientific Games makes "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be
identified by words such as "will," "may," and "should." These
statements are based upon management's current expectations,
assumptions and estimates and are not guarantees of timing, future
results or performance. Therefore, you should not rely on any of
these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events.
Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated in
these statements due to a variety of risks and uncertainties and
other factors, including those factors described in our filings
with the SEC, including the Company's current reports on Form 8-K,
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its latest annual report on Form
10-K filed with the SEC on February 28,
2019 (including under the headings "Forward-Looking
Statements" and "Risk Factors"). Forward-looking statements speak
only as of the date they are made and, except for Scientific Games'
ongoing obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws,
Scientific Games undertakes no obligation to publicly update any
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
About Warner Bros. Consumer Products
Warner Bros.
Consumer Products (WBCP), a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company,
extends the Studio's powerful portfolio of entertainment brands and
franchises into the lives of fans around the world. WBCP
partners with best-in-class licensees globally on an award-winning
range of toys, fashion, home décor, and publishing inspired by
franchises and properties such as DC, Wizarding World, Looney Tunes
and Hanna-Barbera. The division's successful global themed
entertainment business includes groundbreaking experiences such as
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
and Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi.
With innovative global licensing and merchandising programs, retail
initiatives, promotional partnerships and themed experiences, WBCP
is one of the leading licensing and retail merchandising
organizations in the world.
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