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10 NEW MILLIONAIRES FOR THE NEW YEARIN TODAY'S HOLIDAY MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE™ DRAWING -- Search on for 10 new millionaires and 120 other winners in the Florida Lottery's new game -- TALLAHASSEE-- Today the Florida Lottery drew the winning numbers in Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE™ selecting 130 lucky winners who will win a total of $13 million. Offering the Lottery's best odds ever of winning a million dollars, the game's first 10 numbers drawn will win $1 million each. "We know our players are excited to learn the results of today's drawing," said Vicki Munroe, Florida Lottery On-line product development manager. "They bought up all the tickets in record time for the industry, and they have been patiently awaiting today's results." The winning numbers for the $1 million and the $100,000 prizes along with the retailer locations where each ticket was purchased are listed in the table below. Players may also view all the winning numbers - including the 100 numbers that win $10,000 - on the Florida Lottery Web site at www.flalottery.com beginning at 3 p.m. today. Additionally, the lucky numbers will be publicized at more than 12,000 retail locations throughout Florida and in Florida Lottery advertising scheduled to run in newspapers on this coming Friday.
Players must have their tickets to claim prizes, and all prizes must be claimed within 180 days from the date of the drawing. Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE truly lived up to its tagline, "So Much Money, So Little Time." With the attraction of great odds, multiple large prizes and a limited time to purchase, the $20 tickets sold out well before the scheduled Dec. 30 end of sales. "We are pleased our players have enjoyed Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE, Munroe said. "It was incredible how fast the game sold out. Now we look forward to the lucky winners claiming their prizes as soon as possible in the New Year." Munroe also said the popularity of the raffle-style game with Lottery players makes it a sure bet that the game will be offered again. The next MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE is expected this summer. All 1.25 million Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE tickets sold in a mere 11 days after going on sale Nov. 20. Since then, the thousands of Florida residents and visitors who gobbled up the 1.25 million tickets have been waiting for today's drawing to see which of them become the first 10 new millionaires of 2007. The odds of winning a million dollars in Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE are 1-in-125,000 which are the best odds ever in the history of the Florida Lottery. The game will produce more millionaires in a single drawing than any other Florida Lottery game. All prizes are for cash. For more information about the holiday promotions or the Florida Lottery, visit www.flalottery.com. Since 1988, the Florida Lottery has contributed more than $16 billion to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF), benefiting our students and schools, as well as funding more than 300,000 Bright Futures scholarships. By a two-to-one margin, Florida voters in 1986 approved a constitutional amendment authorizing the state to operate a Lottery for the purpose of generating significant additional moneys for education. # # # |
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