Jacksonville Man to Share $11 Million FLORIDA LOTTO Jackpot with His Family.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)--Sept. 22, 2003 "I was in shock. I was pretty sure I had won the LOTTO!" -- Jesse Jesse (jĕs`ē), in the Bible, the descendant of Rahab, the grandson of Boaz and Ruth, and the father of David. Referring to the restoration of the Davidic monarchy, the Book of Isaiah speaks of a shoot coming from the "stump of Jesse. Riggs, Jr., FLORIDA LOTTO Jackpot Winner A Jacksonville man is planning to help his family and retire with the money he won in this weekend's FLORIDA LOTTO drawing. The Saturday, Sept. 20, drawing was worth an estimated $11 million. Jesse Riggs, Jr., 44, traveled 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 to collect his prize this morning. He could have received his winnings in 30 annual installments of approximately $366,000(a) per year, but instead he chose a lump-sum payment of $6,228,158.13. Total ticket sales for this jackpot generated approximately $7.65 million for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund for Florida's schools. "I've put up my last fence," said Jesse, a commercial industrial fence installer. "I'll invest my money so I don't have to go back to work again." Jesse said he was not really expecting to win when he watched the live FLORIDA LOTTO drawing on TV Saturday night. "I was just watching," he said. "The numbers flashed so fast, but they looked familiar. I thought something was going on here. I was in shock. I was pretty sure I had won the LOTTO. I went down to the store to get a printout (PRINTer OUTput) Same as hard copy. . I looked in the newspaper. I kept checking it every way I could." Jesse bought just one ticket for Saturday's drawing and he let the Lottery's Quick Pick system select his numbers. He has played LOTTO since he moved to Florida from North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. eight years ago. He said he usually buys one or two tickets. He bought the winning ticket at San Marco Grocery, located at 1510 San Marco Boulevard in Jacksonville (Duval Co.). The store will receive a $10,000 retailer bonus for selling the winning jackpot ticket. The winning numbers for the September 20, 2003 drawing are: 17 - 31 - 33- 38 - 44 - 53. Jesse plans to share his good fortune with his family. "I'm going to pay off my three sisters' mortgages and buy each a new car, before I do anything for myself," Jesse said. "The major part of the money is going into the bank and investments," Jesse said. Eventually, Jesse said he will buy himself a house and a large boat for fishing. "I want to buy a house on the St. Johns River Johns River may refer to any of the following rivers in the United States:
Jesse is the 35th FLORIDA LOTTO winner either to reside in or purchase a winning ticket in Duval County Duval County may mean:
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 . (a) Prize estimate based on current interest rates on day of prize claim. Please Play Responsibly "$12 Billion for Florida's Schools" |
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