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MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2019

CONTACT: FLORIDA LOTTERY COMMUNICATIONS

(850) 487-7727

TALLAHASSEE WOMAN CLAIMS $500,000 TOP PRIZE
FROM THE EXTRA PLAY SCRATCH-OFF GAME

TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Lottery announces that Judy Ware, 52, of Tallahassee, claimed a $500,000 top prize in the EXTRA PLAY Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. She purchased her winning ticket from TLSE Petro 5, located at 380 West Tharpe Street in Tallahassee.

The $5 game, EXTRA PLAY, launched in August 2018, and offers more than $58 million in cash prizes, including eight top prizes of $500,000. The game's overall odds of winning are one-in-3.99.

Scratch-Offs are an important part of the Lottery's portfolio of games, generating more than $871 million for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in FY 2017-18, and comprising approximately 69 percent of ticket sales.

ABOUT THE FLORIDA LOTTERY

The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $34 billion to education and sending more than 808,000 students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The Florida Lottery reinvests 97 percent of its revenue back into Florida's economy through prize payouts, commissions to more than 13,000 Florida retailers and contributions to education. Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid more than $61.2 billion in prizes and made more than 2,000 people millionaires. For more information, please visit www.flalottery.com.

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