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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017

CONTACT: FLORIDA LOTTERY COMMUNICATIONS
(850) 487-7727

MERONNEE BROTHERS REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST
CLAIMS $750,000 LUCKY MONEY™ JACKPOT

TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Lottery announces that Lionel Meronnee, trustee of the Meronnee Brothers Revocable Living Trust, of West Palm Beach, claimed the $750,000 LUCKY MONEY™ jackpot from the April 7, 2017, drawing at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.

Meronnee Brothers Revocable Living Trust chose to receive the winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $553,875.28. The winning LUCKY MONEY Quick Pick ticket was purchased from Publix, located at 4075 North Haverhill Road in West Palm Beach.

Total ticket sales for this LUCKY MONEY jackpot generated more than $814,000 for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).

The next LUCKY MONEY drawing will be Friday, April 21, 2017, at 11:15 p.m. ET, with a $950,000 jackpot. The LUCKY MONEY drawings are broadcast on 17 carrier stations throughout the state. Winning numbers are available on the Lottery website, at retailers statewide and by phone at (850) 921-PLAY.

ABOUT THE FLORIDA LOTTERY

The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $31 billion to education and sending more than 750,000 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 transfers to education. Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid more than $52.4 billion in prizes and made more than 1,900 people millionaires. For more information, please visit www.flalottery.com.

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