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ST. CLOUD MAN CASHES IN ON MAXIMUM MILLIONS SCRATCH-OFF GAME TALLAHASSEE--The Florida Lottery today announced that MAXIMUM MILLIONS Scratch-Off game winner Elven Adams, 45, of St. Cloud, claimed a $10,000 cash prize at the Florida Lottery Orlando District Office. Adams purchased his winning ticket from Kangaroo Express, located at 4899 E. Irlo Bronson Highway in St. Cloud. The $20 Scratch-Off game, MAXIMUM MILLIONS, launched on July 14, 2008, and features more than $190 million in cash prizes. The game's overall odds of winning are 1-in-2.96. Three of twelve $1 million top prizes still remain to be won. Tickets may be purchased at any of the more than 13,000 Florida Lottery retail locations. 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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