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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2021
CONTACT: FLORIDA LOTTERY COMMUNICATIONS
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ST. PETERSBURG WOMAN CLAIMS FIRST TOP PRIZE PLAYING
THE $2,500 A WEEK FOR LIFE SCRATCH-OFF GAME

TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Lottery announces that Dianne Vanderveen, of St. Petersburg, claimed the first top prize from the $2,500 A WEEK FOR LIFE Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $2,330,000.00.

Vanderveen purchased her winning ticket from Publix, located at 3501 49th Street North in St. Petersburg. The retailer will receive a $4,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.

Players can win big for just $5 playing the $2,500 A WEEK FOR LIFE Scratch-Off game, which features four top prizes of $2,500 a week for life! With more than $120.9 million in total cash prizes and the chance to win 2X or 5X the prize shown, there's something for every player to enjoy! The game's overall odds of winning are one-in-3.95.

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.

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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