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    You can enter a drawing to buy rare liquor in Utah. Just don't call it a lottery

    by David Montero, Los Angeles Times Jun 24, 2019 4 minutes

    Utah isn't exactly a heavy-drinking state. Almost two-thirds of the population is Mormon, a faith that bars the consumption of alcohol.

    But for thirsty apostates, a limited release of $270-a-bottle Pappy Van Winkle 23-year reserve bourbon is game-on.

    "It was just nuts," said Terry Wood, spokesman for the Utah Department of Alcohol and Beverage Control, describing what happened last year when the state's 46 liquor stores received a total of 110 bottles.

    "People would race from store to store," he said. "There were long lines in cold weather. Some people were trying to game the system or bet on what stores

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