CORRECTING and REPLACING Hollywood Couple First to Claim Half of Saturday's $75 Million FLORIDA LOTTO Jackpot!News Editors CORRECTION...by 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 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)--July 29, 2003 In BW5855, (FL-FLORIDA-LOTTERY) Hollywood Couple First to Claim Half of Saturday's $75 Million FLORIDA LOTTO Jackpot!, the winning couple's last name should read Wildstein (sted Bashert Bashert, (Yiddish: באַשערט, also transliterated besherte, beshert or besherter) is a Yiddish word that means "destiny".[1] ). The corrected release reads: HOLLYWOOD COUPLE FIRST TO CLAIM HALF OF SATURDAY'S $75 MILLION FLORIDA LOTTO JACKPOT! A Hollywood couple is the first winner to claim half of the estimated $75 million FLORIDA LOTTO drawing from Saturday, July 26, 2003. Higher-than-expected ticket sales actually increased the Jackpot to $80.9 - making it the 10th highest in LOTTO history. Amy and William Wildstein came to 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. Headquarters in Tallahassee today and chose to receive their winnings in 30 annual installments of approximately $1,349,000(a) per year. The Wildstein's are from Broward County, but purchased their ticket in 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 . The other half of the winning Jackpot ticket, sold in Miami, has not been claimed. The 10 rollovers for the final Jackpot generated an estimated $52 million for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund for Florida's schools. The winners bought their lucky ticket at the Exxon Tiger Food Mart, located 5450 Palm Beach Boulevard The following roads are named Beach Boulevard:
The Wildstein's are the 24th FLORIDA LOTTO winners to purchase a winning ticket in Lee County, and the 727th LOTTO winners to win at least $1 million since 1988. The jackpot for Wednesday's FLORIDA LOTTO drawing is estimated at $3 million! The drawing will be broadcast live on 13 television stations statewide at 11 p.m. EDT EDT abbr. Eastern Daylight Time EDT Eastern Daylight Time EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York EDT . Please Play Responsibly "$12 Billion for Florida's Schools" (a)Prize estimate based on current interest rates on day of prize claim. |
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