CORRECTING and REPLACING Florida Lottery's Second Chance Drawing Spreads Holiday Cheer and Cash.News Editors CORRECTION...by 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. TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 23, 2003 In BW5448 issued Dec. 23, 2003: Please replace the release with the following corrected version. The corrected release reads: FLORIDA LOTTERY'S SECOND CHANCE DRAWING SPREADS HOLIDAY CHEER AND CASH Just in time for the Holidays, the Florida Lottery has announced the names of more than 450 lucky people all around the country - all winners in the Lottery's bonus second chance drawing named Shopping Spree Cash. All together, the lucky winners will receive a total of $295,000 cash in amounts starting at $500 and going up to the grand prize of $25,000. The winners were randomly selected from almost a million entries. Entrants submitted their entries themselves through the Internet to the Lottery's Web Site. They registered qualified non-winning tickets from the 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. games FLORIDA LOTTO, MEGA (1) Million (10 to the 6th power). Abbreviated "M". In communications, mega typically refers to 1,000,000. In storage, mega typically refers to 1,048,576. See MB, binary values and space/time. (2) A prefix attached to words that means a very large size or quantity. MONEY and FANTASY 5 to enter the bonus second chance drawing. To see the list of winners, Lottery players can check the Lottery Web Site at http://www.flalottery.com. The Grand Prize winner is Patrick DiGiore of Deltona, Florida Deltona is a city located in southwestern Volusia County, Florida. According to 2006 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the city has a population of 82,788; it is the largest city in Volusia County. . He has won $25,000. There were also three top prize winners, one in each game category. The top prize winner in the FLORIDA LOTTO category is Michael Katin of Fort Myers Fort Myers, city (1990 pop. 45,206), seat of Lee co., SW Fla., on the Caloosahatchee River, near the Gulf of Mexico; founded 1850, inc. 1905. It has a tourist trade and light industry and is a shipping point for citrus fruits, winter vegetables, flowers (especially , who won $5,000. The top prize winner in the MEGA MONEY category is Steve Tomko of Palm Harbor, who won $5,000. The top prize winner in the FANTASY 5 category is Carrie Ford of Homestead Homestead. 1 City (1990 pop. 26,866), Dade co., SE Fla.; inc. 1913. A large Miami suburb with a growing Hispanic population, Homestead is a trade center for the redland district, known for its many varieties of citrus and other fruits and vegetables. , who also won $5,000. All winners are subject to final verification. In addition to the above winners, 30 second-place winners will receive $1,000 each, and 450 third-place winners will receive $500 each. Most of the winners are from Florida, although some are from the other parts of the Southeast and neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. states. Please Play Responsibly "$13 Billion for Florida's Schools" |
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