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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2010

CONTACT: CONNIE BARNES
(850) 487-7727
WWW.FLALOTTERY.COM

SIXTH AND SEVENTH Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE™ WINNERS
CLAIM $1 MILLION PRIZES
~ Two of the Nine $1 Million Dollar Prizes Remain Unclaimed ~

TALLAHASSEE-- The Florida Lottery announced today that the sixth and seventh $1 million Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE™ winners, Salvatore Yonta, 28, of Palm City, and Joseph Galea, 76, of Sunrise, both came forward to claim their prizes. In addition to the nine $1 million top prizes, the Lottery also awarded 10 prizes of $50,000, 15 prizes of $5,000 and 2,000 prizes of $250.

Yonta purchased his winning ticket at Chevron, located at 2050 S.W. Martin Downs Boulevard in Palm City. Galea purchased his winning ticket at Mr. Grocer, located at 11451 W. Oakland Park in Sunrise.

The one-million-dollar-winning ticket numbers and the winning ticket locations are as follows:

 
Ticket Number
City
Retailer
Address
Claimed
0618058
Lakeland
Publix
3636 Harden Boulevard
Unclaimed
0282296
Naples
REM Petroleum, Inc.
1410 N. Airport Road
Claimed
0104179
Miami
Sunshine
11175 S.W. 40th Street
Claimed
0756691
Sunrise
Mr. Grocer
11451 W. Oakland Park
Claimed
0326304
Ocoee
Publix
1720 E. Silver Star Road
Claimed
0441260
Palm City
Chevron
2050 S.W. Martin Downs Boulevard
Claimed
0174747
St. Petersburg Beach
Publix
4655 Gulf Boulevard
Unclaimed
0200638
Spring Hill
7-Eleven
14333 Spring Hill Drive
Claimed
0602285
Hastings
Kangaroo
8796 E. Church Street

All Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE winning numbers are available on the Florida Lottery's Web site, by telephone at (850) 921-PLAY and at Florida Lottery retailers statewide.

Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE prizes must be claimed within 180 days from the draw date. Players must have their winning ticket in hand to claim a prize. The $250 prizes may be claimed at any Florida Lottery retailer and the $5,000 and $50,000 prizes may be claimed at any Florida Lottery district office. The $1 million prizes must be claimed at Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee. Information about filing a claim may be obtained by calling (850) 487-7707 or visiting www.flalottery.com.

All Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE winning numbers are available on the Florida Lottery¿s Web site, by telephone at (850) 921-PLAY and at Florida Lottery retailers statewide.

Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE prizes must be claimed within 180 days from the draw date. Players must have their winning ticket in hand to claim a prize. The $250 prizes may be claimed at any Florida Lottery retailer and the $5,000 and $50,000 prizes may be claimed at any Florida Lottery district office. The $1 million prizes must be claimed at Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee. Information about filing a claim may be obtained by calling (850) 487-7707 or visiting www.flalottery.com.

This year's Holiday MILLIONAIRE RAFFLE generated approximately $7.5 million in transfers to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).

Since 1988, the Florida Lottery has contributed more than $20 billion to the EEFT, benefiting our students and schools, as well as funding more than one million Bright Futures scholarships. By 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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