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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2019

CONTACT: FLORIDA LOTTERY COMMUNICATIONS

(850) 487-7727

TWO FLORIDA PLAYERS CLAIM FINAL
LUCKY MONEY™ JACKPOT PRIZES

TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Lottery announces that Laura Nelson, 69, of Bagdad, and Antonio Erazo, 56, of Miami, each claimed their share of the $1.8 million jackpot from the January 29, 2019, LUCKY MONEY™ drawing at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.

Nelson chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $650,950.20. She purchased her winning LUCKY MONEY Quick Pick ticket from CEFCO, located at 5955 Highway 90 in Milton.

Erazo chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $650,950.20. He purchased his winning LUCKY MONEY ticket from Publix, located at 8680 Southwest 24th Street in Miami.

The last LUCKY MONEY drawing was held Tuesday, January 29, 2019. The LUCKY MONEY Draw game was replaced by the JACKPOT TRIPLE PLAY? Draw game on January 30, 2019. JACKPOT TRIPLE PLAY drawings are held on Tuesdays and Fridays at 11:15 p.m. ET, and are broadcast on 17 carrier stations throughout the state. Winning numbers are available on the Lottery website, at retailers statewide and by phone at (850) 921-PLAY.

ABOUT THE FLORIDA LOTTERY

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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