Abstract: A dual-purpose lottery play ticket and boarding pass issued by a commercial passenger carrier to each passenger boarding an aircraft for commercial flight. The invention comprises two parts, the first part of which is to be retained by the air carrier upon boarding, while the second part of which is to be retained by each passsenger. Both first and second parts include data printed thereon describing each passenger by name and/or frequent flyer number, and information to finding a particular schedule flight designation. Both parts also include identical lottery play indicia printed thereon so that each passenger has the opportunity to enter a lottery sponsored by the air carrier By each party retaining a properly validated part of the invention, proof of entry and selection are secured.