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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2019

CONTACT: FLORIDA LOTTERY COMMUNICATIONS

(850) 487-7727

CALIFORNIA MAN CLAIMS TOP PRIZE PLAYING
THE $500,000 SPECTACULAR SCRATCH-OFF GAME

TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Lottery announces that Timothy Welch, 57, of El Granada, California, claimed a $500,000 top prize from the $500,000 SPECTACULAR Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He purchased his winning ticket from Publix, located at 1700 Sheridan Street in Hollywood.

The $5 game, $500,000 SPECTACULAR, launched in August and offers more than $48.7 million in prizes, including six top prizes of $500,000. The game's overall odds of winning are one-in-4.03.

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 $36 billion to education and sending more than 840,000 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 $66.9 billion in prizes and made more than 2,800 people millionaires. For more information, please visit www.flalottery.com.

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