A Salina man has won a couple of grand prizes, in two unrelated Kansas Lottery promotions. According to the lottery Robert Tripp was one of eight players who have each won access to a Kansas City Royals suite during a 2016 home game at Kauffman Stadium. The eight grand prize winners were drawn this week in the first of two Kansas City Royals online-only second-chance drawings. The eight lucky winners are:
- Carla Tabares of Chanute
- Jason Head of El Dorado
- Robert Tripp of Salina
- Jennifer Ngo of Wichita
- Thomas Honton of Wichita
- Bryan John of Leavenworth
- Mike Courson of Great Bend
- Andrew Hull of Rose Hill
The grand prizes are for the September 3 Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers game. Each prize package includes access to the Kansas City Royals Dugout Suite at Kauffman Stadium for each winner and a guest, which includes food, beverages and parking, plus a hotel room for two for one night, two $50 stadium gift cards and $200 spending money. Each prize package is valued at $2,100. There were 23,081 entries in the first drawing.
Tripp, and another man from Salina, were also winners in another unrelated promotion. According to the lottery five players have each won a $300 Sears gift card and a $200 Omaha Steaks gift card in the first of four online-only second-chance drawings. The lucky winners were drawn this week in the Kansas Lottery’s Grills Gone Wild Collect ‘N Win promotion. The five winners are:
- Robert Tripp of Salina
- Garry Waldren of Salina
- David Call of Arkansas City
- British Tharpe of Wichita
- Carol Hearne of Wichita
Three additional drawings will be held in which five players will each win a $300 Sears gift card (for a grill or anything the winners chooses) and a $200 Omaha Steaks gift card. Details of the drawings are as follows:
Entry Deadline Winner Announcement Date Number of Winners
Noon August 2, 2016 August 5, 2016 5
Noon August 16, 2016 August 19, 2016 5
Noon August 30, 2016 September 2, 2016 5
