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November 11, 2009

Lottery winner gets to see Lions

When Eloise Poehler of Ventura dreamed of winning the lottery, she might have imagined piles of cash, fancy yachts and strings of pearls. Poehler won the lottery recently, but her prize is a little different: a luxury suite for the 49ers-Lions game Dec. 27 at Candlestick Park.

Poehler was one of the winners of the California Lottery's deal with the NFL's three California franchises. The game allowed participants to win team-related prizes from Sept. 8 through Oct. 25 by logging onto the lottery web site, registering "non-winning" Scratchers tickets (the 49ers are in the midst of a non-winning streak) and clicking on their favorite team's logo. The California deal eventually will allow the Lottery to sell tickets with the logos of the 49ers, Raiders and Chargers, although they aren't expected to go on sale until next year.

In total, 1,777,364 ticket codes were entered by 38,377 people for the drawing. Which is California's favorite team? The 49ers led the way with 13,606 fans, followed by the Chargers with 13,503, and then the Raiders with 11,268. The other "non-losers" for the 49ers were Tammy Castleman of Riverside who won an "Ultimate Game Day Experience" for the game against the Lions and Arthur Hall of Waterford who won a road trip package to see the 49ers take on the Seahawks at Qwest Field in Seattle.

-- Matt Barrows

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