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FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2021

CONTACT: FLORIDA LOTTERY COMMUNICATIONS

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OCALA WOMAN WINS QUICK CASH PLAYING THE CASH4LIFE® DRAW GAME

~ Player Wins Second-Tier $1,000 A Week For Life Prize! ~

TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Lottery announces that Mercedes Santiesteban, 50, of Ocala, claimed a $1,000 a Week for Life prize in the multi-state Draw game, CASH4LIFE®, from the May 19, 2021 drawing at the Gainesville District Office. She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,000,000.00.

Santiesteban purchased her winning CASH4LIFE ticket from Walmart Liquor Box, located at 4980 East Silver Springs Boulevard in Ocala. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning CASH4LIFE ticket.

This popular multi-state game offers two lifetime prizes, with the chance to win $1,000 a Day for Life or $1,000 a Week for Life. Florida is the ninth state to join CASH4LIFE.

CASH4LIFE drawings are held daily at 9:00 p.m., ET at the New Jersey Lottery Headquarters studio. Live drawings may be viewed on www.livestream.com/CASH4LIFE , and at www.flalottery.com. CASH4LIFE winning numbers are also available at www.flalottery.com, at Florida Lottery retailers statewide, and by phone at (850) 921-PLAY. Also, you may register here to receive CASH4LIFE winning numbers and other Lottery information by email or text message.

ABOUT CASH4LIFE IN FLORIDA

Since joining the multi-state CASH4LIFE Draw game in 2017, Florida has had more than 17.9 million winning tickets totaling more than $112.1 million in prizes. Additionally, the game has generated more than $108.1 million for Florida students and schools.

ABOUT THE FLORIDA LOTTERY

The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $39 billion to enhance education and sending more than 880,000 students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The Florida Lottery reinvests 99 percent of its revenue back into Florida's economy through prize payouts, commissions to more than 13,000 Lottery retailers and transfers to education. Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid more than $75.6 billion in prizes and made more than 3,000 people millionaires. For more information, please visit www.flalottery.com.

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