The Florida Lottery announces that Morris Cash, Jr., of Lake Placid, claimed a top prize in the $5,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.
Cash chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $4,124,060.20. He purchased his winning ticket from Raceway, located at 5100 US Highway 27 South in Sebring.
The $10 game, $5,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE, has more than seven million winning tickets. The game’s overall odds of winning are one-in-3.34.
Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 65 percent of ticket sales and generating more than $734 million for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in fiscal year 2015-16.
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Palatka woman turns $20 into $1 million playing $5,000,000 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER Scratch-Off game
The Florida Lottery announces that Nancy Burke, 56, of Palatka, claimed a $1 million prize in the $5,000,000 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $745,000.00.
Burke purchased her winning ticket from My Stop Food Mart, located at 238 U.S. Highway 17 North in Palatka. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The $20 game, $5,000,000 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER, features six top prizes of $5 million, 30 prizes of $1 million, and more than $752 million in total cash prizes! This $20 game offers more than 16.8 million winning tickets, and overall odds of winning are one-in-2.99.
Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 65 percent of ticket sales and generating more than $734 million for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in fiscal year 2015-16.
Seminole woman wins $1,000 a Week for Life playing new CASH4LIFE Draw game
Kelli Levay poses with her oversized check after claiming
$1,000 a Week for Life in the CASH4LIFE Draw game.
The Florida Lottery announces that Kelli Levay, 54, of Seminole, claimed a $1,000 a Week for Life prize in the new multi-state Draw game CASH4LIFE®. She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump sum payment of $1,000,000. Levay is Florida’s second CASH4LIFE winner.
Levay purchased her winning ticket from Quick Stop, located at 6625 Seminole Boulevard in Seminole. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning CASH4LIFE ticket.
The Lottery added CASH4LIFE to its portfolio of games beginning in February. This popular multi-state game offers two lifetime prizes, with the chance to win $1,000 a Day for Life or $1,000 a Week for Life. Florida is the ninth state to join CASH4LIFE, and game sales are expected to raise millions of additional dollars for education in Florida, and increase commissions to the Lottery’s more than 13,000 retailers.
The next CASH4LIFE drawing will be held tonight, April 10, 2017, at 9:00 p.m., ET in New Jersey Lottery Headquarters studio. Live drawings may be viewed on www.livestream.com/CASH4LIFE, and on flalottery.com. CASH4LIFE winning numbers are also available at www.flalottery.com, at Florida Lottery retailers statewide, and by phone at (850) 921-PLAY. Also, you may register here to receive CASH4LIFE winning numbers and other Lottery information by email or text message.
Play America's favorite game anytime with new WHEEL OF FORTUNE Scratch-Off game
The Florida Lottery is introducing the new $10 game, WHEEL OF FORTUNE today, featuring more than $75 million in cash prizes, including four top prizes of $2 million! The game’s overall odds of winning are one-in-4.04.
And, beginning April 19, players will have the opportunity to win ten free WHEEL OF FORTUNE Scratch-Off tickets by putting their puzzle-solving skills to the test during the WHEEL OF FORTUNE Facebook contest. Participants must correctly solve the WHEEL OF FORTUNE puzzle provided during each entry period. Three winners will be randomly selected each week from the correct responses, for a total of 12 winners. Visit www.flalottery.com for complete rules.
The Florida Lottery also launched three additional Scratch-Off games today that offer more than $118 million in instant prizes. All Lottery retailers are expected to have these new tickets in stock and available for purchase within 72 hours.
The newest $5 game, TOPAZ 10’s, offers more than $73 million in prizes, including 16 top prizes of $250,000! Overall odds of winning are one-in-4.01.
For just $2, players can win up to $30,000 with $30 GRAND. There are more than 5 million winning tickets totaling more than $32 million in cash prizes! The game’s overall odds of winning are one-in-4.37.
CASH ON THE SPOT, the newest $1 game, features more than $12 million in cash prizes, including 84 top prizes of $5,000! The game’s overall odds of winning are one-in-4.88.
Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Florida Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 65 percent of ticket sales and generating more than $734 million for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in fiscal year 2015-16.
Valrico woman claims $1 million prize playing new $10,000,000 WORLD CLASS CASH Scratch-Off game
Wendy Raulerson poses with her oversized check after claiming a
$1 million prize in the $10,000,000 WORLD CLASS CASH Scratch-Off game.
The Florida Lottery announces that Wendy Raulerson, 44, of Valrico, claimed a $1 million prize in the $10,000,000 WORLD CLASS CASH Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $748,000.00.
Raulerson purchased her winning ticket from Erindale Food Mart, located at 3632 Lithia Pinecrest Road in Valrico. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The new $25 game, $10,000,000 WORLD CLASS CASH, launched in February and features more than $549 million in total cash prizes, including two top prizes of $10 million and 46 prizes of $1 million! Overall odds of winning are one-in-2.89.
Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 65 percent of ticket sales and generating more than $734 million for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in fiscal year 2015-16.
Punta Gorda woman claims top prize in the $10,000,000 FORTUNE Scratch-Off game
The Florida Lottery announces that Sandy Pedigo, 61, of Punta Gorda, claimed a $1 million prize in the $10,000,000 FORTUNE Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $792,000.00.
Pedigo purchased her winning ticket from 7-Eleven, located at 5800 Duncan Road in Punta Gorda. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The $25 Scratch-Off game, $10,000,000 FORTUNE, launched in February 2016, and features more than $623 million in total cash prizes, including 46 prizes of $1 million and four prizes of $10 million. The game’s overall odds of winning are one-in-2.88.
Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 65 percent of ticket sales and generating more than $734 million for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in fiscal year 2015-16.
Homestead woman claims top prize in the $500,000 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER Scratch-Off game
The Florida Lottery announces that Ruth Martinez Ortez, 33, of Homestead, claimed a top prize in the $500,000 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. She purchased her winning ticket from Tropical Supermarket, located at 28945 South Dixie Highway in Homestead.
The $5 Scratch-Off game, $500,000 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER, launched on January 17, and features more than $182.8 million in prizes, including 44 top prizes of $500,000. The game’s overall odds of winning are one-in-3.98.
Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 65 percent of ticket sales and generating more than $734 million for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in fiscal year 2015-16.
Panama City man gets early birthday present playing $10,000,000 WORLD CLASS CASH Scratch-Off game
The Florida Lottery announces that Zebulun Johnson-Barnes, 43, of Panama City, claimed a $1 million prize in the $10,000,000 WORLD CLASS CASH Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.
Johnson-Barnes, who turns 44 on Friday, chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $748,000.00. He purchased his winning ticket from West 23rd Street Exxon, located at 128 West 23rd Street in Panama City.
The $25 game, $10,000,000 WORLD CLASS CASH, launched on February 28 and features more than $549 million in total cash prizes, including two top prizes of $10 million and 46 prizes of $1 million! Overall odds of winning are one-in-2.89.
Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 65 percent of ticket sales and generating more than $734 million for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in fiscal year 2015-16.
Florida Lottery ends third quarter with best March on record
$412 million in total contributions to education
The Florida Lottery ended the third quarter of fiscal year 2016-17 with record sales of more than $590 million for the month of March and total sales for the quarter exceeding $1.6 billion. Additionally, the Lottery experienced its best Scratch-Off month of all time with sales exceeding $433 million, leading to the best fiscal year quarter for Scratch-Off sales since the Lottery’s inception. The Lottery contributed more than $412 million to the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) during the third quarter.
“As we make the final push toward the end of the fiscal year, the Lottery remains committed to our mission of generating the most money possible to provide Florida’s students with the opportunity to receive a great education,” said Secretary Tom Delacenserie. “I’m extremely proud of the hard work and dedication our Lottery team has demonstrated this quarter.”
Over the past 29 years, the Florida Lottery has established itself as a dependable funding source for public education. For 15 consecutive years the Lottery has transferred more than $1 billion to education, while remaining one of the most efficient lotteries in the nation. Additionally, the Lottery has contributed more than $5 billion to the Bright Futures Scholarship Program to send over 750,000 students to college.
Florida Lottery contributions represent approximately six percent of the state’s total education budget. Lottery funds are appropriated by the Florida Legislature and are administered by the Florida Department of Education.
St. Petersburg woman claims $13 million FLORIDA LOTTO jackpot
The Florida Lottery announces that Joanne Powell, of St. Petersburg, claimed the $13 million FLORIDA LOTTO® jackpot from the drawing held on March 15, 2017.
“My husband and I have been buying our FLORIDA LOTTO tickets at the same Publix since 2002,” Powell said. “We heard they had recently sold a winning ticket, and checked the numbers in the newspaper while out to breakfast. We couldn’t believe our luck when we discovered the winning numbers matched our ticket!”
Powell chose to receive the winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $8,675,247.98. The jackpot-winning FLORIDA LOTTO Quick Pick ticket was purchased from Publix, located at 5577 Park Street North in St. Petersburg. The retailer received a bonus commission of $65,000 for selling the jackpot-winning FLORIDA LOTTO ticket. Total ticket sales for this jackpot generated more than $11 million for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).
The next FLORIDA LOTTO drawing will be held Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at 11:15 p.m. ET, with a $7 million jackpot. FLORIDA LOTTO drawings are broadcast on 17 carrier stations throughout the state. Drawings are also available for viewing on the Florida Lottery website. Winning numbers are available on the Lottery website, at retailers statewide and by phone at (850) 921-PLAY.
