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Article: IOWA LOTTERY CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF JOHN WAYNE WITH NEW INSTANT-SCRATCH GAME
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- May 18, 2007
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The Iowa Lottery issued the following news release: The Iowa Lottery is celebrating 100 years of John Wayne with a new instant-scratch game honoring "The Duke."
The lottery has partnered with Wayne Enterprises and John Wayne's birthplace to recognize what would have been his 100th birthday. Wayne was born in Winterset on May 26, 1907. To celebrate the Academy award-winning actor and Winterset's activities to mark his birthday, the lottery is offering "The Duke," a $2 scratch game that bears three distinct images of John Wayne.
"We're proud to honor one of Hollywood's most acclaimed actors with a lottery game," said Iowa Lottery CEO Dr. Ed Stanek. "John Wayne was and continues to be an ...