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CHEER ON GRAND PRIZE FINALISTS!

8/27/2008 2:45:14 PM

COLUMBIA, SC (August 27, 2008) – All the fun happens this Labor Day weekend in Myrtle Beach when the South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) celebrates the Summer Escape 2008 Grand Prize event at the Beach, Boogie & BBQ Festival! Find out which of five (5) finalists will take home the grand prize valued at more than $60,000! The Grand Prize includes 1,000,000 airline miles, a Ford F-150® truck and a Carnival® cruise for the winner and up to three guests! Two second-place finalists will each win $3,000. Two third-place finalists will win $1,000 each.
The complete lineup of lottery games will be on sale at the festival beginning Friday, August 29 through Saturday, August 30.
Players making a $10 lottery purchase can win promotional items by spinning the prize wheel for great T-shirts, beach towels, coolers, travel mugs, hats and much more! Players in attendance can also enter a second-chance drawing for a chance to win one of two packages of 50,000 airline miles, a Caribbean cruise for two from Carnival®, iPod® nanos, and merchandise prize packs. Winners of the second-chance drawings must be present to win.
Taking center stage at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, the Lottery presents the third 2008 Grand Prize event where five (5) pre-selected finalists will scratch oversized tickets to reveal fabulous Summer Escape 2008 prizes.
The Beach, Boogie & BBQ Festival takes place at the former Air Force Base at Valor Park off Farrow Parkway in Myrtle Beach. Visit www.sunfunfestival.com/beachboogiebbq for more details.
A drawing for the fourth and final grand prize winner will be held sometime after the last day to sell the three qualified Summer Escape 2008 tickets.

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