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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2022

FLORIDA GAINS TWO MILLIONAIRES FOR THE NEW YEAR
FROM THE $1,000,000 HOLIDAY WINNINGS SCRATCH-OFF GAME

TALLAHASSEE Today, the Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that two winners each claimed a $1 million top prize from the $1,000,000 HOLIDAY WINNINGS Scratch-Off game.

Lori Kellington, 56, of Fort Lauderdale, purchased her winning ticket from Winn-Dixie, located at 3800 North Ocean Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale. She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $795,000.00.

Wanda Cortez-Tapia, 55, of Crescent City, purchased her winning ticket from Circle K, located at 1717 South US Highway 17 in Pierson. She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of 795,000.00.

Each retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.

The $1,000,000 HOLIDAY WINNINGS game launched on November 1, 2021 and features more than $73 million in cash prizes, including six top prizes of $1 million for just $5! The game's overall odds of winning are one-in-3.81. /p>

Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery's portfolio of games, comprising approximately 75 percent of ticket sales and generating more than $1.3 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in fiscal year 2020-21.

ABOUT THE FLORIDA LOTTERY

The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $40 billion to enhance education and sending more than 917,000 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 $79.1 billion in prizes and made more than 3,100 people millionaires. For more information, please visit www.flalottery.com.

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