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FILL YOUR SHOPPING BAGS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON! ~Enter non-winning $250,000 TREASURE TREE tickets for a chance to win a Shopping Spree~ TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Lottery today announced that beginning on Tuesday, October 13, players may enter their non-winning $250,000 TREASURE TREE Scratch-Off tickets in the $5,000 Holiday Shopping Spree Second Chance Promotion that will award 50 holiday shopping spree prizes. Players stumped for gifts this holiday season will enjoy the chance to win one of 10 grand prize $5,000 Simon Mall Visa gift cards, 10 second place $1,000 gift cards and 30 third place $500 gift cards. Offered through a Florida Lottery partnership with Simon Mall, the Simon Visa gift card may be used to make purchases almost anywhere Visa is accepted. The first drawing will be held on Tuesday, December 15, for tickets entered from October 13 through December 14. The second and final drawing will take place on the second Tuesday after the Scratch-Off game ends. Players can enter their non-winning $250,000 TREASURE TREE Scratch-Off tickets in the Second Chance section of the Lottery's Web site at www.flalottery.com. The new $250,000 TREASURE TREE Scratch-Off game launched on October 6, 2009. The $5 Scratch-Off offers a top prize of $250,000, and over $10,000,000 in prizes from $30 to $10,000. The game's overall odds of winning are 1 in 4.27. Florida Lottery Scratch-Off prizes must be claimed within 60 days of the end-of-game date for that game, which is announced in the Scratch-Off section of the Florida Lottery Web site. Tickets may be purchased at any of the more than 13,000 Florida Lottery retail locations. Florida voters, by a two-to-one margin, approved a constitutional amendment in 1986 authorizing the state to operate a lottery for the purpose of generating significant additional moneys for education. Today, Floridians continue to show their support by purchasing nearly $4 billion in Lottery products per year. For more information regarding the Florida Lottery, its games and its contributions to education, visit www.flalottery.com. # # # |
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