FLORIDA LOTTO Jackpot Rolls to $78 Million for Tonight's FLORIDA LOTTO Drawing!; Highest Single-State Lotto Jackpot in the Nation.News Editors 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)--Dec. 11, 2002 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. :
WHAT: Estimated $78 MILLION FLORIDA LOTTO JACKPOT!
Result of ten rollovers, starting Nov. 6.
9th highest in FLORIDA LOTTO history.
WHEN: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2002
Drawing broadcast live at 11 p.m. EST
Statewide on 13 Television Stations.
WHERE: FLORIDA LOTTO tickets available at more than
9,600 Lottery Retailers in Florida.
SOLE CASH OPTION estimate of $41,000,000
WINNER: --or-- 30 Annual Installments of
$2.6 million per year, which equals:
$50,000 per week - or-
$7,142 per day -or-
$297.61 per hour.
TICKET Tickets were selling at the rate of 16,000 per minute
SALES: statewide on Wednesday at 11 am EST.
Sales expected to reach 25,000 per minute statewide on
Wednesday between 5 - 8 p.m. EST. 30 additional Lottery
terminals have been installed at high-volume retail
locations in metro areas and on the Florida-Georgia/Alabama
borders.
EDUCATION 38 CENTS OF EVERY LOTTERY DOLLAR
BENEFIT: allocated to Public Education. ($52 Million estimated to
be generated for Education from this Jackpot rollover
series)
LARGEST Highest in 2002 was $87.81 million on 9-7-02 (7 winners)
JACKPOTS: Highest ever was $106.5 million on 9-15-90 (6 winners)
CONTACT: FLORIDA LOTTERY COMMUNICATIONS
850/487-7727 or http://www.flalottery.com
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