$42 Million FLORIDA LOTTO Drawing Saturday!; Highest Lotto Jackpot in the Nation.

News Editors

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 7, 2003

WHAT:            $42 MILLION FLORIDA LOTTO JACKPOT!

WHEN:            SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2003
                 Drawing broadcast live at 11 p.m. EST
                 Statewide on 13 Television Stations.
                 Ticket sales end at 10:40 p.m. Saturday.

WHERE:           FLORIDA LOTTO tickets available at more than
                 9,700 Lottery Retailers in Florida

SOLE             Lump Sum Option estimated $22,000,000  - or -
WINNER           30 Annual Installments of
OPTIONS:         $1,400,000 per year, which equals:
                 $26,923 per week - or -
                 $3,836 per day - or -
                 $160 per hour.

TICKET           Ticket sales expected to reach 20,000 per minute
SALES:           on Saturday between 5 - 8 p.m. EST.  To avoid
                 long lines, the Lottery encourages players to
                 purchase tickets prior to peak sales periods.

COST:            $1 PER LOTTO TICKET

EDUCATION        38 CENTS OF EVERY LOTTO DOLLAR
BENEFIT:         Goes to Public Education ($29 Million estimated
                 to be raised from this series of rollovers)

CONTACT:         FLORIDA LOTTERY COMMUNICATIONS
                 850-487-7727 or http://www.flalottery.com