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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2023

TALLAHASSEE - Today, the Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that Janice Velez, 60, of Kissimmee, claimed a top prize of $5 million prize from the $5,000,000 CASHWORD Scratch-Off game at the Lottery's Headquarters in Tallahassee. She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $3,915,000.00.

Velez purchased her winning ticket from RaceTrac, located at 4541 Pleasant Hill Road in Kissimmee. The retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.

The $20?Scratch-Off game $5,000,000 CASHWORD launched in May 2020 and features eight top prizes of $5 million and 24 second-tier prizes of $1 million! The game's overall odds of winning are 1-in-2.91.

Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery's portfolio of games, comprising approximately 72 percent of ticket sales in fiscal year 2022-2023. Since inception, Scratch-Off games have generated more than $18.09 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).

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The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $45 billion to enhance education and sending more than 983,000 students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The Florida Lottery reinvests 99 percent of its revenue into Florida's economy through prize payouts, commissions to more than 13,500 Lottery retailers, and transfers to education. Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid more than $89 billion in prizes and made more than 3,700 people millionaires. For more information, please visit www.flalottery.com.For more information, please visit www.flalottery.com.