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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2018

CONTACT: FLORIDA LOTTERY COMMUNICATIONS

(850) 487-7727

MIAMI MAN CLAIMS TOP PRIZE PLAYING
THE $1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE SCRATCH-OFF GAME

TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Lottery announces that Jorge Morales, 19, of Miami, claimed a top prize in the $1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $815,000.00.

Morales purchased his winning ticket from Dollar MG Corporation, located at 10024 West Flagler Street in Miami. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.

The $2 Scratch-Off game, $1,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE features more than 10 million winning tickets, including eight top prizes of $1,000 a week for life. The game's overall odds of winning are one-in-4.43.

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.

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 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 $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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