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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2018

CONTACT: FLORIDA LOTTERY COMMUNICATIONS

(850) 487-7727

KISSIMMEE MAN CLAIMS $850,000 LUCKY MONEY™ JACKPOT

TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Lottery announces that Francis Ortiz, 51, of Kissimmee, claimed the $850,000 LUCKY MONEY™ jackpot from the November 6, 2018, drawing at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $591,243.00.

Ortiz purchased his winning ticket from 7-Eleven, located at 1300 East Donegan Avenue in Kissimmee. The retailer will receive a bonus commission of $1,000 for selling the jackpot-winning ticket.

The next LUCKY MONEY drawing will be held tonight, November 13, 2018, at 11:15 p.m. ET, with a $550,000 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 $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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