Published: August 28, 2008 10:25 am      

Stonewall resident wins on lottery game show

OKLAHOMA CITY – Beth Henderson, a Stonewall resident, recently won $3,788 in cash as a contestant on The Oklahoma Lottery Game Show, which aired on Aug. 9.

Henderson purchased her winning entry ticket at B-J’s Quick Stop, 1000 N. Country Club in Ada.

Each 30-minute episode of The Oklahoma Lottery Game Show features seven contestants (six new contestants and one returning champion) in a series of number-themed games. All players are guaranteed $500 and may have a chance to win more than $50,000 in cash and prizes in each show.

All contestants receive “star” treatment, including accommodations at the Sheraton Oklahoma City Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City, dinner for the contestant and a guest, and breakfast in the Aria Grill at the hotel.  

The Game Show airs Saturdays at 6 p.m. on KOCB Channel 34 in Oklahoma City. The show is rebroadcast in Tulsa on Cox Channel 3 Mondays at 2 p.m. and Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. In Oklahoma City, the show re-airs on Cox Channel 7 Mondays at 2 p.m. and Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.

Net proceeds of all Lottery games are used to support improvements and enhancements for Oklahoma education. More than $215 million has been contributed to education since November 2005.

Proceeds are used statewide to supplement existing funds for a variety of important purposes, including teacher compensation and benefits, early childhood development programs, college scholarships, classroom technology and construction of educational facilities.     

For more information about the Oklahoma Lottery, visit www.lottery.ok.gov.