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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2019

CONTACT: FLORIDA LOTTERY COMMUNICATIONS

(850) 487-7727

SAFETY HARBOR MAN CLAIMS $1 MILLION PRIZE
FROM THE FLORIDA 100X THE CASH SCRATCH-OFF GAME

TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Lottery announces that Benjamin Singer, 35, of Safety Harbor, claimed a $1 million prize in the FLORIDA 100X THE CASH Scratch-Off game, at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time lump-sum payment of $770,000.00.

Singer purchased his winning Scratch-Off ticket from Radiant Food Store, located at 6055 West Waters Avenue in Tampa. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.

The $30 game, FLORIDA 100X THE CASH, launched in February 2018 and features eight top prizes of $15 million - the largest Scratch-Off top prize ever offered by the Florida Lottery. The game also offers 20 prizes of $1 million. Overall odds of winning are one-in-2.59.

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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