Lansing, MI July 6, 2007 - On June
29th, Adrian, Michigan became home to Big Money Bingo's seventh jackpot winner.
Incredibly, this is the second consecutive Big Money Bingo winner from this
small Michigan town. Bobbi DeLaCruz, 42, bingoed on 50 balls Friday night
at the AMVETS Post 1957 bingo game, taking home the Big Money Bingo jackpot of
$84,105. DeLaCruz said she really enjoys playing Big Money Bingo. On
the winning night Bobbi purchased 3 Big Money Bingo cards. When asked what
she would do with the money, DeLaCruz said she would pay some bills, take a
Mexican vacation, and buy a new car.
DeLaCruz joins the elite group of
Big Money Bingo winners: Jacqueline Alcorta also of Adrian won $120,820, Phyllis
Gamble of Lewiston who won $59,466; Virginia Jones of Detroit who won a record
jackpot of $215,696; Sharon Tedford of Flint who won $50,826; Barbara Boutell of
Clinton Township who won $63,540; and Renee Kingsbury of Shiawassee County who
won $67,804. Over $600,000 in total prizes has been awarded to date.
The Big Money Bingo game is played
at hundreds of locations throughout Michigan. For more information or to
find a participating Big Money Bingo game, visit
www.michigan.gov/cg or
www.bingobonuszone.com.
Big Money Bingo, developed by
Scientific Games (NASDAQ: SGMS), is authorized by the Charitable Gaming Division
of the Michigan State Lottery. The game is a linked progressive bingo game
that is available at select charitable bingo locations throughout the state.
The Big Money Bingo jackpot starts at $10,000 and grows each day until it is
won. The progressive draw begins with 49 balls drawn and if not won, the
number of balls drawn increases by one each week.
In 2006, over $74 million raised
through charitable gaming activities was contributed to support community
projects and programs such as, schools, libraries, scholarships, school athletic
programs, fire departments, youth camps, crisis centers, disabled citizens,
medical research, senior citizen programs, soup kitchens, and many more. Without
the funding derived from charitable gaming, many of these invaluable community
projects would not exist.
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