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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2019

CONTACT: FLORIDA LOTTERY COMMUNICATIONS

(850) 487-7727

LEHIGH ACRES WOMAN CLAIMS TOP PRIZE PLAYING
THE $2,000,000 CASHWORD SCRATCH-OFF GAME

TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Lottery announces that Kathleen Knorr, 35, of Lehigh Acres, claimed a top prize in the $2,000,000 CASHWORD Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,600,000.00.

Knorr purchased the winning ticket from Publix, located at 5781 Lee Boulevard in Lehigh Acres. The retailer will receive a $4,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.

The $10 Scratch-Off game, $2,000,000 CASHWORD, launched in August 2017 and features six top prizes of $2 million and over 6,000 prizes between $1,000 to $2 million. The overall odds of winning are one-in-3.38.

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.

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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 97 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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