Media Advisory/Technical Advisory for March 5, 2008

Lottery Offers Live Feed of Launch of Virtual Search For New Draw Team Personalities

New York Lottery Draw Team Member Yolanda Vega

SCHENECTADY, NY (03/04/2008)(readMedia)-- New York Lottery Announces First Ever Virtual Search for New Draw Team Talent.

WHO:	New York Lottery
WHAT:	The New York Lottery is looking for some new faces to join Yolanda Vega, Marissa Rodriguez and Sarah Pingel as a highly visible member of the Lottery's draw team. In anticipation of the enormous statewide interest in the talent search, the Lottery is requiring interested candidates to email a photo and resume by 5 p.m. (EST), March 28, 2008. Those selected from the virtual screen-test will be invited to a special audition to be held at the Lottery in the near future. Lottery Jackpot Announcer "Ralph" will also be on hand to announce the virtual search.
WHEN:	Wednesday March 05, 2008 at 10:00AM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE:	New York Lottery One Broadway Center Schenectady, New York 12301
NOTES:	Live feed of the event will be available at the following satellite coordinates: KU-Band MPEG 2 - DVB MCPC Digital Transmission/ KU-Band MCPC MPEG 2 DVB Compliant Digital channel/Channel 3 (on digital receivers); Satellite - AMC 5 (Formally GE 5); Location - 79 degrees west longitude; Receive frequency - 12182 MHZ; Symbol Rate - 23 Mega Symbols (23,000); FEC (Forward Error Correction) - 3/4; Polarity - Horizontal; Data Rate - 31.794,118; For technical questions about the feed call 518-372-8152.