The Florida Lottery
12/07/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/07/2021 13:58
TWO PENSACOLA PLAYERS EACH WIN $1 MILLION JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2021
FLORIDA LOTTERY COMMUNICATIONS
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TWO PENSACOLA PLAYERS EACH WIN $1 MILLION JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
TALLAHASSEE - Today, the Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that two Pensacola winners each claimed a $1 million prize from the GOLD RUSH LIMITED Scratch-Off game.
Frances Peterson purchased her winning ticket from Circle K, located at 800 West Garden Street in Pensacola. She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $795,000.00.
Walter Scales purchased his winning ticket from Sai Krupa, located at 7815 North Davis Highway in Pensacola. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $795,000.00.
Each retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The Lottery's $20 Scratch-Off game, GOLD RUSH LIMITED, features 32 top prizes of $5 million and 100 prizes of $1 million! Additionally, this ticket is filled with over 33,000 prizes of $1,000 to $100,000!
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 $1.3 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in fiscal year 2020-21.
ABOUT THE FLORIDA LOTTERY
The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $40 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 $79.1 billion in prizes and made more than 3,100 people millionaires. For more information, please visit www.flalottery.com.
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