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BILLION DOLLAR BLOCKBUSTER SCRATCH-OFF TALLAHASSEE-- The Florida Lottery today announced that BILLION DOLLAR BLOCKBUSTER Scratch-Off winner, Merry Gee, 65, of Anthony, claimed her $10,000 cash prize at the Florida Lottery Gainesville District Office. Gee purchased her winning ticket from Kangaroo Express, located at 3550 N. U.S. Highway 441 in Ocala. The new $20 Scratch-Off game, BILLION DOLLAR BLOCKBUSTER, offers the highest cash payout of any game in the Lottery's 21-year history. The game launched on February 24 and features more than $1 billion in prizes, including 10 instant-win prizes of $10 million. The overall odds of winning are 1-in-2.98. Tickets may be purchased at any of the more than 13,000 Florida Lottery retail locations statewide. Since 1988, the Florida Lottery has contributed more than $19 billion to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund, benefiting our students and schools, as well as funding more than one million 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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