Entry Deadline for SUNY Cortland's Super Bowl Raffle Nears

CORTLAND, NY (12/12/2014)(readMedia)-- Still not certain of the perfect gift for the football fan on your holiday list? You might find it at SUNY Cortland, in the form of the College's annual Super Bowl Raffle.

The raffle's grand prize is an expenses-paid trip for two to the big game, which takes place Feb. 1 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. In all, the SUNY Cortland Super Bowl package is worth more than $4,000.

But the entry deadline of Monday, Dec. 22, is fast-approaching.

So far, fewer than 250 of the $50 raffle tickets have been sold, which means great odds for those already in the game and those on the fence about entering. Sales will not exceed 700, per contest rules.

The odds of winning of a Powerball jackpot, for comparison's sake, are one in 175,223,510.

The $50 cost for this year's raffle tickets is half the cost of the College's five previous raffles. And all proceeds support scholarships for SUNY Cortland students.

This year's drawing will be held Tuesday, Dec. 30, and all entries must be received by mail or phone Monday, Dec. 22. Sales are open to the public, but participants must be at least 18 years of age to purchase a raffle ticket.

The grand prize, valued at $4,121, includes two tickets to the game at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.; a three-night stay the Best Western Inn and Suites in Youngtown, Ariz.; and $1,000 for travel and other expenses.

The College acquired the tickets through its close ties with the NFL's New York Jets, the team that calls SUNY Cortland its official university partner and summer training camp home. It's the sixth time SUNY Cortland will offer the Super Bowl prize.

Those interested in buying a raffle ticket should send payment - in cash or check - with name, home address, phone number and an email address to Sheila Morse, the financial operations specialist for the Cortland College Foundation, at P.O. Box 2000, Cortland, NY 13045. Checks should be made payable to Cortland College Foundation, Inc.

For more information, visit cortland.edu/sb or contact Morse at sheila.morse@cortland.edu or 607-753-2532.

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