$14.8 Million Going to Florida Schools; $21 Million FLORIDA LOTTO; 3rd Highest in the Nation.News Editors TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2003 -- The FLORIDA LOTTO jackpot has rolled over four times to an estimated $21 million! The next FLORIDA LOTTO drawing is this Saturday, April 5, at 11 p.m. EST P.M. also p.m. or p.m. abbr. post meridiem Usage Note: By definition, 12 a.m. . This series of rollovers began with the Wednesday, March 22, drawing when the estimated jackpot rolled from $3 million to $6 million. -- The $21 million FLORIDA LOTTO jackpot is the 3rd highest lottery lottery, scheme for distributing prizes by lot or other method of chance selection to persons who have paid for the opportunity to win. The term is not applicable when lots are drawn without payment by the interested parties to determine some matter, e.g. in the nation today among the 38 state lotteries A game of chance operated by a state government. Generally a lottery offers a person the chance to win a prize in exchange for something of lesser value. Most lotteries offer a large cash prize, and the chance to win the cash prize is typically available for one dollar. , multi-state lotteries United Kingdom
-- If a sole winner chooses to take the jackpot over 30 years, it would amount to an estimated $630,000 per year. If a sole winner chooses the Cash Option payment for the $21 million jackpot, it would amount to an estimated $12.4 million.(1) (1) Amount based on current daily interest rates. -- The highest jackpot since LOTTO began in 1988 was $106.5 million on Sept. 15, 1990, won by six tickets. The second highest was last year, December 14, when four tickets split a $104.85 million jackpot. -- Ticket sales for Saturday's drawing are expected to peak between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. EST Saturday, when FLORIDA LOTTO ticket sales are expected to reach a statewide average rate of 14,000 tickets per minute. -- Long lines In communications, circuits that are capable of handling transmissions over long distances. at some retailers could occur Saturday evening when ticket sales are expected to reach their peak between 5-9 p.m. EST EST electroshock therapy. EST abbr. electroshock therapy . -- By the time the drawing is over, players will have contributed approximately $14.8 million to public education in Florida In the state of Florida, public primary and secondary schools are administered by the Florida Department of Education. Florida's public-school revenue per student and spending per $1000 of personal income usually rank in the bottom 25 percent of U.S. states. from this series of rollovers.
Nation's Current Largest Jackpots
State Game Jackpot Estimate Drawing Date
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1. New York Lotto $38 Million Sat., April 5
2. Penn. Super 6 $22 Million Fri., April 4
3. Florida FLORIDA LOTTO $21 Million Sat., April 5
4. Ohio Super Lotto $20 Million Sat., April 5
5. (21 States) PowerBall $18 Million Sat., April 5
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