Arizona lottery seeks dancers to show off scratch moves

PHOENIX (March 15 2010) — If you can count out an eightbeat and have the moves to prove it the Arizona Lottery is hoping youll enter a dance contest celebrating the Lotterys newest musicthemed Scratchers ticket.

The Arizona Lottery Scratch Dance Contest seeks dance enthusiasts who dont mind showing off their talents in front of a video camera. Contestants will have four opportunities to enter the contest at a series of player appreciation events in the Phoenix metropolitan area between March 15 and 21.

The contest pays homage to the Arizona Lotterys newest Scratchers ticket Dollars & Downloads where players can win cash prizes and free Billboard music downloads after scratching their ticket to reveal prizes that range from $2 to $10000. The tickets are $2 each and are available wherever Lottery products are sold.

The dance is easy and can be seen demonstrated by the Arizona Lottery Scratch Dancers on Arizona Lotterys YouTube channel at youtube.com/arizonalottery. Anyone 21 and older can enter at any of the four events below

March 15 46 p.m. Frys Food Store 6601 W. Indian School Road Phoenix

March 17 46 p.m. Frys Food Store 6080 E. Thomas Road Scottsdale

March 18 46 p.m. Frys Food Store 2727 E. Broadway Road Mesa

March 21 530730 p.m. U.S. Airways Center Plaza 201 E. Jefferson St. Phoenix

All video entries will be uploaded to youtube.com/arizonalottery for the public to view and rate. A winner will be chosen the week of March 29 by the Arizona Lottery Scratch Dancers. One winner will receive a Nintendo Wii console and a Dance Dance Revolution game package.

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