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FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2021

CONTACT: FLORIDA LOTTERY COMMUNICATIONS

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WAKULLA COUNTY WOMAN GETS $500,000 BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
PLAYING THE NEW MONEY MULTIPLIER SCRATCH-OFF GAME

~ Uses Florida Lottery Mobile App to Verify Win! ~

TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Lottery announces that Cothee Tomaini, of Crawfordville, claimed a $500,000 top prize from the new MONEY MULTIPLIER Scratch-Off at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee, four days before her 49th birthday! She purchased her winning ticket from Winn-Dixie, located at 2629 Crawfordville Highway in Crawfordville.

Players can win up to $500,000 by playing the $5 MONEY MULTIPLIER game! This game features more than $48 million in total cash prizes and gives players an extra chance to win by matching the prize amounts in the Money Bonus Boxes. The overall odds are 1-in-4.04.

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 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in fiscal year 2019-20.

Florida Lottery offices are currently open to the public by appointment only for players with prizes valued at $600 or more. Payers can request a claim appointment at Headquarters and district offices through the Lottery's website, at www.flalottery.com/howToClaim. Players can still utilize the secured drop box located at each district office or mail tickets to Florida Lottery Headquarters or a district office.

ABOUT THE FLORIDA LOTTERY

The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $39 billion to enhance education and sending more than 880,000 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 $75.6 billion in prizes and made more than 3,000 people millionaires. For more information, please visit www.flalottery.com.

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