By the numbers Maine Lottery

June 27, 1974: Date of first draw for first weekly Maine Lottery game, “Play Me”

50 cents: Price of a “Play Me” ticket

$20: Amount of first jackpot, won by a Lewiston mechanic named Ivan Lazure

$117 million: Amount of lottery awards given out in fiscal year 2004

63: Percentage of total lottery sales paid out as prizes that year

Source: www.mainelottery.com

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