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SPRING HILL WOMAN CLAIMS THE FIRST MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE TALLAHASSEE -The Florida Lottery today announced that $250,000 MUSTANG MONEY Scratch-Off game winner Dorothy Perez, 47, of Spring Hill, claimed one of ten 2010 Ford Mustang™ V-6 Convertibles at the Tampa District Office. Perez's husband purchased the winning ticket at Circle K, located at 6227 Deltona Boulevard, in Spring Hill. According to Perez, she has wanted to own a Mustang since she was 13 years old. Her husband was delighted to give her something she always wanted. In addition to the top prizes and the cars, the new $250,000 MUSTANG MONEY Scratch-Off game features more than 485,000 prizes from $20 to $1,000. The game's overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.32. Players may also enter any non-winning $250,000 MUSTANG MONEY Scratch-Off ticket on the Lottery's Web site in the $250,000 Mustang Money Second Chance Drawing. The $250,000 Mustang Money Second Chance Drawing, celebrates the Ford Mustang's 45th anniversary by providing players with the opportunity to win Mustang merchandise prize packs. This promotion includes six second chance draw dates, each producing 600 winners. The first drawing was held on June 10, and the five remaining drawings will take place July 1, July 22, August 12, and September 2, with the final drawing taking place after the game ends. For more information on the $250,000 MUSTANG MONEY game or the second chance promotion, please visit the Lottery's Web site at flalottery.com. 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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