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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2021
CONTACT: FLORIDA LOTTERY COMMUNICATIONS
(850) 487-7727
communications@flalottery.com

PALM BEACH MAN BECOMES SOUTH FLORIDA'S NEWEST MILLIONAIRE
AFTER CLAIMING A $1.75 MILLION FLORIDA LOTTO® JACKPOT

TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Lottery announces that Gilberto Rodriguez, of Wellington, claimed the $1.75 million FLORIDA LOTTO® jackpot from the drawing held on July 24, 2021, at the West Palm Beach District Office.

Rodriguez chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,367,994.41. He purchased his jackpot-winning FLORIDA LOTTO Quick Pick ticket from Publix, located at 127 South State Road 7 in Royal Palm Beach. The retailer will receive a bonus commission of $20,000 for selling the winning ticket.

The next FLORIDA LOTTO drawing will be held tonight, August 25, 2021, at 11:15 p.m. ET., with an estimated $5.5 million jackpot. Florida Lottery game drawings are broadcast on 20 carrier stations throughout the state. Winning numbers are available on the Florida Lottery's website (www.flalottery.com), on the Lottery's free mobile app for iOS and Android users, at any authorized Florida Lottery retailer, and by calling (850) 921-PLAY (7529). You can also view the drawings online on the Florida Lottery's official YouTube channel.

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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