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The Florida Lottery announces that Sandy Sheehy, 68, of Cape Coral, claimed a $1 million prize in the FLORIDA 100X THE CASH Scratch-Off game, at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. [Read more…] about Cape Coral woman claims $1 million prize from the FLORIDA 100X THE CASH Scratch-Off game
The Florida Lottery announces that John Corvino, 63, of West Hurley, New York, claimed a top prize in the $10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.
Corvino chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $8,450,000.00. He purchased his winning ticket from Publix, located at 9621 U.S. Highway 1 in Sebastian. The retailer will receive a $20,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The $20 Scratch-Off game, $10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE launched in September 2017 and features more than $450 million in total cash prizes and over ten million winning tickets, including six top prizes of $10,000 a week for life. The game’s overall odds of winning are one-in-2.97.
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.
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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 flalottery.com.
Lauren’s Kids will announce new resources and outreach events in recognition of National Sexual Assault Awareness Month and National Child Abuse Prevention Month this April. [Read more…] about Lauren’s Kids Launches April Campaign for National Sexual Assault Awareness and Child Abuse Prevention Months
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. [Read more…] about Levy County Woman Claims $500,000 Top Prize Playing the $500,000 CASH BLAST Scratch-Off Game
The Florida Lottery announces that Kelsey Park, 24, of Lake City, claimed a $1 million prize in the $20 GOLD RUSH CLASSIC Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. [Read more…] about Lake City Woman Claims $1 Million Prize Playing the $20 GOLD RUSH CLASSIC Scratch-Off Game
The Florida Lottery announces that Heliodoro Agueilera Varela, 60, of Miami, claimed a $2 million prize from the POWERBALL® drawing held on March 13, 2019. [Read more…] about Miami Man Claims $2 Million POWERBALL® Prize
The Florida Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence and the League of Women Voters of Florida will begin producing a series of videos this week to fight a proposed bill by the state Senate that seeks to allow the arming of school teachers and staff. [Read more…] about Coalition Announces Series of Videos on Dangers of Arming Teachers
The L. Gale Lemerand Entrepreneurial Speaker Series kicks-off a busy day of activities on Daytona State College’s Daytona Beach Campus, followed by the annual spring job fair where more than 100 businesses from a variety of industries will be on hand seeking to fill vacancies. [Read more…] about March 27 events invite budding entrepreneurs and job-seekers to campus
Some ideas sound good on the surface but don’t hold up when you shine the hard light of truth on them. [Read more…] about Op-ed: Proposed Constitutional Amendment Could Raise Electricity Prices for Consumers
The Florida Lottery announces that Kathleen Moore, 44, of Ormond Beach, claimed a $2 million top prize in the new $10 GOLD RUSH CLASSIC Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. [Read more…] about Volusia County woman claims $2 million top prize playing the $10 GOLD RUSH CLASSIC Scratch-Off game
