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VI Lottery Games
In the Virgin Islands Traditional Lottery game, there
are many ways in which one can be a winner. There
are a total of 4764 prizes. These prizes consist
of major prizes, approximations, triple terminals,
series, terminal and prizes.
A
Perfect Match.
Your ticket must correctly match any of the numbers
printed on the
prize validation
sheet otherwise known as the "scheme." When this
occurs you get the amount shown in the right column next
to the winning numbers. The 5 major prizes are:
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First Prize:
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$175,000
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Second Prize:
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$65,000
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Third Prize:
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$40,000
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Fourth Prize:
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$30,000
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Fifth Prize:
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$20,000
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Terminals and Triple Terminals. Terminal
and Triple Terminals are derived from the Fze only.
You have a terminal when the last number on your ticket
is the same as the last number of the First Prize.
There are 165 Terminals. Triple Terminals are the
last three numbers of any of the major prizes.
For example, let us suppose
that the number for the 1st prize is 2468. If the
last number on your ticket is 8 you have won a terminal.
In this case you have won the value of the ticket you
purchased. If you bought an entire sheet for $30
you are entitled to that amount. If on the other
hand you bought only a fraction of the sheet, then you
are entitled to the amount that you paid for your
ticket.
For example if a major
prize winning number is 12493, the triple terminal
number would be any number ending in 493.
Approximation.
Approximations are derived from the five major prizes
and are determined to be the number above and the number
below the major prizes.
Let us suppose that the five major prizes are as
follows:
1st prize: 2468
2nd prize: 1387
3rd prize: 7214
4th prize: 673
5th prize: 8332
For the 1st prize the approximation numbers would be
2469 and 2467. The prize awarded for tickets
bearing these numbers would be $1,500 in the Ordinary
Drawing and in the Ex-Ordinary Drawing.
For the 2nd prize the approximation numbers are 1388 and
1386. The prize awarded for tickets bearing these
numbers is $900.
Series.
Series are numbers that fall within the range of 0 - 99
and account for most of the prizes on the prize
validation sheet. The series consist of 50 numbers above
and 50 numbers below any of the major prizes.
Hence, in our example of winning numbers the series are
calculated by taking the first two numbers and replacing
the last two with 00s. The series for the 1st
prize would then range read 2400 - 2499. All
numbers from 2400 to 2499 are winners and the prize
amount is $100 for the Ordinary Drawing and $200 for the
Ex-Ordinary Drawing.
Prizes. Finally, there are various prizes valued
from $100 to $5000.
the Money
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