Boca Raton/Orlando, Fla. LOTTO Winners Claim From Separate Drawings.TALLAHASSEE Tallahassee (tăləhăs`ē), city (1990 pop. 124,773), state capital and seat of Leon co., NW Fla.; inc. 1825. Tallahassee is a wholesale trade and distribution center for the surrounding lumber, livestock, and agricultural area. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 1999-- FLORIDA LOTTO winners from Boca Raton Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. and Orlando Orlando, city, United States Orlando (ôrlăn`dō), city (1990 pop. 164,693), seat of Orange co., central Fla., in a lake region; inc. 1875. In a citrus fruit and farm area, it is one of the world's most visited vacation spots. have claimed their jackpot shares from recent FLORIDA LOTTO drawings. Giuseppe Bellitto, 50, of Boca Raton has been playing the FLORIDA LOTTO every week since the game started 11 years ago. On May 29, his Quick Pick numbers were drawn for the estimated $7 million jackpot. It was shared with another winner from Pompano Beach Pompano Beach (pŏm`pənō), city (1990 pop. 72,411), Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast and the Intracoastal Waterway; inc. 1908. It is a resort city with ocean beaches, excellent fishing, and a harness-racing track. . That winner has not claimed. Giuseppe, a restaurant consultant, won $4,065,000(a) in 30 annual payments of $135,500, but chose to receive $1.93 million in a single lump sum Lump sum A large one-time payment of money. . "I've been playing my same set of numbers since the Florida Lottery The Florida Lottery is one of the most lucrative single-state lottery systems in the United States with numerous On-line and Scratch-Off games offering players a wide variety of prize levels. The minimum age to purchase a Florida Lottery ticket, regardless of game, is 18. began in 1988," said Giuseppe, who moved to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. from Italy 19 years ago. "After I saw I had the six winning numbers, I just starting smiling and have been smiling ever since." The winner says he plans to use his winnings for making investments. He also says he will keep working in his business. Giuseppe bought his winning ticket at the 7-Eleven store at 403 E. Atlantic Blvd. in Pompano Beach. The winning numbers for the May 29 drawing are: 5 - 6 - 16 - 27 - 40 - 45. The second FLORIDA LOTTO winner to make a claim today is from the April 17 drawing with an estimated $8 million jackpot, which was split between two winners. Dorothy Dennis of Casselberry with the help of her attorney, Vernon Swartsel of Orlando, claimed her prize. She won $3,810,000(a) if paid in 30 annual installments of $127,000 each. They chose the cash option payment of $1.87 million. The other half of the lucky ticket, sold in Pensacola, has not been presented for payment. The winning ticket was sold at the 7-Eleven store at 220 Eagle Circle in Casselberry. The winning numbers are 5 - 7 - 11 - 21 - 28 - 34. The winner used the Quick Pick system for selecting the winning numbers. (a) Prize amounts estimated based on available interest rates. |
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