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Levy County Woman Claims $500,000 Top Prize Playing the $500,000 CASH BLAST Scratch-Off Game

Posted on March 22, 2019

The Florida Lottery announces that Loraine Curtis, 58, of Williston, claimed a $500,000 top prize from the $500,000 CASH BLAST Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. She purchased her winning ticket from Circle K, located at 349 East Noble Avenue in Williston.

Loraine Curtis (middle) poses with her family and oversized check after claiming a $500,000 top prize in the $500,000 CASH BLAST Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters.

The $5 game, $500,000 CASH BLAST launched in December 2018 and features six top prizes of $500,000 and more than $58 million in total cash prizes. The game’s overall odds of winning are one-in-4.03.

Scratch-Offs are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, generating more than $871 million for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in FY 2017-18, and comprising approximately 69 percent of ticket sales.

ABOUT THE FLORIDA LOTTERY
The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $34 billion to education and sending more than 808,000 students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The Florida Lottery reinvests 97 percent of its revenue back into Florida’s economy through prize payouts, commissions to more than 13,000 Florida retailers and contributions to education. Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid more than $61.2 billion in prizes and made more than 2,000 people millionaires. For more information, please visit www.flalottery.com.

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