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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

CONTACT: FLORIDA LOTTERY COMMUNICATIONS

(850) 487-7727

HARDEE COUNTY WOMAN CLAIMS TOP PRIZE
IN THE NEW EXTRA PLAY SCRATCH-OFF GAME

TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Lottery announces that Adrea Lampley, 54, of Wauchula, claimed a $500,000 top prize in the EXTRA PLAY Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. She purchased her winning ticket from Mobil Mart, located at 306 South 6th Avenue in Wauchula.

The $5 game, EXTRA PLAY, offers more than $58 million in cash prizes, including eight top prizes of $500,000. The game's overall odds of winning are one-in-3.99.

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

ABOUT THE FLORIDA LOTTERY

The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $33 billion to education and sending more than 775,000 students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The Florida Lottery reinvests 98 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 $56.3 billion in prizes and made more than 2,000 people millionaires. For more information, please visit www.flalottery.com.

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