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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2018

CONTACT: FLORIDA LOTTERY COMMUNICATIONS

(850) 487-7727

EUSTIS MAN CLAIMS $2 MILLION PRIZE
IN THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE SCRATCH-OFF GAME

TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Lottery announces that Shawn Gnann, 54, of Eustis, claimed a $2 million top prize in the WHEEL OF FORTUNE Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,600,000.00.

Gnann purchased his winning ticket from Lake Express, located at 10830 County Road 44 in Leesburg. The retailer will receive a $4,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.

The $10 Scratch-Off game, WHEEL OF FORTUNE, features more than $75 million in total cash prizes, including four prizes of $2 million! The game's overall odds of winning are one-in-4.04.

Scratch-Offs are an important part of the Lottery's portfolio of games, generating more than $871 million for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in FY 2017-18, and comprising approximately 69 percent of ticket sales.

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The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $34 billion to education and sending more than 808,000 students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The Florida Lottery reinvests 97 percent of its revenue back into Florida's economy through prize payouts, commissions to more than 13,000 Florida retailers and contributions to education. Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid more than $61.2 billion in prizes and made more than 2,000 people millionaires. For more information, please visit www.flalottery.com.

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