FLORIDA LOTTO Creates 31 New Millionaires -- 2003 Was a Good Year for Lottery Winners.News Editors TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2004 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. announced today that its FLORIDA LOTTO game produced at least 31 new millionaires in 2003. The lucky jackpot winners collected more than $220 million cash. The 2003 jackpot winners increased the total number of millionaires created in the 16-year history of the Lottery to more than 745. "We are always excited for all our winners, especially those who are fortunate enough to win life-changing prizes," Florida Lottery Secretary Rebecca Dirden Mattingly said. "The fact that our LOTTO game alone created 31 new millionaires last year is a wonderful story." The Lottery winners were from all areas of Florida: Tarpon tarpon (tär`pŏn), common name for members of the family Elopidae, large herringlike game fish of the warm seas of the Western Hemisphere, ranging occasionally from Long Island to Brazil and to the west coast of Africa and entering freshwater Springs, South Daytona, Fort White, Pensacola, Fernandina Beach, Miami, Tampa, Pembroke Pines Pembroke Pines, city (1990 pop. 65,452), Broward co., SE Fla., a residential suburb between Miami and Fort Lauderdale; inc. 1961. A significant retirement community, the suburb grew rapidly in the late 20th cent., and more than doubled in size between 1990 and 2000. , North Port, Hollywood, Ocala, Jacksonville, West Palm Beach, Vero Beach Vero Beach (vēr`o), city (1990 pop. 17,350), seat of Indian River co., E Fla., on Indian River (a lagoon and part of the Intracoastal Waterway); founded c.1888, inc. 1919. , Opa Locka, Laurel City, Titusville, Brooksville, Kissimmee, Cocoa Cocoa, city, United States Cocoa, city (1990 pop. 17,722), Brevard co., E Fla., on the Indian River (a lagoon), a segment of the Intracoastal Waterway; inc. 1895. It is a tourist and arts center in a region where citrus fruits are grown. An 8-mi (12. , Boyton Beach, Lake Placid Lake Placid, village (1990 pop. 2,485), Essex co., NE N.Y.; settled 1850, inc. 1900. In the Adirondack Mts. at an altitude of 1,800 ft (549 m), the village surrounds Mirror Lake. It is a famous resort and sports center. , Haines City, Palm City, Wellington, Auburndale, Dade City and Middleburg. Other FLORIDA LOTTO players collected approximately $200 million for matching five, four, or three numbers. All Lottery games in 2003 paid out a total of $1.7 billion in cash prizes. Other Lottery games generating million dollar prizes in 2003 include scratch-off games WIN A MILLION, WIN $1,000,000, WIN FOR LIFE, and $1,000,000 CASH SPECTACULAR. Since 1999, the Florida Lottery has transferred more than $3.7 billion to the Florida Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF EETF Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (Florida Lottery) EETF Electronic Equipment Test Facility EETF Extended Exact Transfer Function EETF Eth Evc Termination Function ). This brings the Lottery's commitment to education revenue transfers to more than $13 billion to date. The Florida Lottery was created in 1986 for the purpose of enabling the people of our state to benefit from significant additional moneys for education. For more information about Florida Lottery games, visit the Florida Lottery Web site at www.flalottery.com. Please Play Responsibly "$13 Billion for Florida's Schools" |
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