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ARKANSAS MAN WINS TRIP AROUND THE WORLD; 50 OTHERS WIN COMPUTER, NET CONNECTION

John Immen of Bella Vista, Ark., will soon be deciding if he will take the 24-day trip for two around the world or $25,000 cash after his name was drawn Wednesday as the grand-prize winner in the Missouri Lottery’s "Millennium World Traveler Promotion." In addition to the grand prize, 50 other names were drawn from the more than 42,000 entries submitted to win a new Pony computer system, complete with a printer and two years of unlimited Internet service. Those winners will be notified of their prize by letter during the next two weeks. (See attached list of 50 winners.) The 24-day trip package for two, worth more than $40,000, includes airfare, accommodations, tours, transfers and some meals during stops in cities like Tokyo, Beijing, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Rome, Paris and London. If Immen chooses not to take the trip package, he will receive $25,000 cash. The Missouri Lottery will pay 28 percent federal and 4 percent state taxes based on the value of either prize chosen. Players entered the promotion using an entry form produced with the purchase of a $3 Daily Game Sampler ticket between Dec. 1 and Dec. 31. A Daily Game Sampler combination play consists of a $1 SHOW ME 5 play, a $1 Pick 3 play and a $1 Pick 4 play. Immen purchased the ticket that produced his winning entry at Hilltop Tobacco Store in Pineville. The Sampler play was introduced to Missouri Lottery players during this promotion, and it is now offered regularly as a convenient way to play all of the Lottery’s daily games in one transaction. "MILLENNIUM WORLD TRAVELERS" PROMOTION Grand-prize - trip around the world or $25,000 cash: John Immen of Bella Vista, Ark. 50 first-place prizes - Pony computer packages and Internet service (by city): 1. Barb Steen Belle 2. Rochelle Wilks Blue Springs 3. Gary Daves Catawissa 4. Ken Eilermanns Florissant 5. Louis Huber Florissant 6. Jerome Jones Florissant 7. Ken Katke Florissant 8. Charles Newman Jr. Florissant 9. David Sanderson Fulton 10. Dan Lehman Gladstone 11. Victor Roberts Harrison 12. Tim Stack Harrisonville 13. Rose Richardson Hazelwood 14. Roger Bennett Huntsville 15. Howard Clines Jefferson City 16. Ben Beck Kansas City 17. Kurt Kinder Kansas City 18. Igor Papikian Kansas City 19. Kim White Kansas City 20. Wayne White Kansas City 21. Priscilla/Tom Obermeyer/Schaeffer Kimberling City 22. Donald Cain Lathrop 23. Barbara Liesmann Leasburg 24. W. Paul Dubbert Sr. Madison 25. Susan Milligan Maryland Heights 26. Randy Jones Maryville 27. Wanda Fecht Mexico 28. Paul Koelling Mexico 29. Debbie Leabo Richmond 30. R.J. Thomas Senath 31. Gene Crews Sikeston 32. Diane Lynn Johnson St. Charles 33. Clarence Albert St. Joseph 34. John Stendebach St. Joseph 35. Kay Walker St. Joseph 36. Elaine Noynaert St. Joseph 37. Lonnie Butcher St. Joseph 38. Ella Lewis St. Louis 39. Connie Brake St. Louis 40. Leon or Cleo Cook St. Louis 41. Mattie Edwards St. Louis 42. Lil Ezell St. Louis 43. Doris Hill St. Louis 44. Jeff Jordan St. Louis 45. Ted Klefisch St. Louis 46. Jeff Krug St. Louis 47. Mary Ann Pitti St. Louis 48. Eugene Umbright St. Louis 49. Maurice Vaughan St. Roberts 50. Gordon Sanderson Lowell, Ark.