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MIAMI WOMAN CLAIMS $2 MILLION MEGA MONEY™ JACKPOT TALLAHASSEE-- The Florida Lottery announced that Sandra Arnold, 56, of Miami, claimed the January 5, $2 million MEGA MONEY™ jackpot. Arnold chose the one-time, lump-sum payment option for her winnings in the amount of $1,378,132.20. Arnold matched the MEGABALL® in a previous drawing earning her a free Quick Pick ticket, which turned out to be the jackpot-winning MEGA MONEY ticket. She redeemed the free Quick Pick ticket at Publix, located at 1920 W. Avenue in Miami Beach. The retailer received a bonus incentive of $1,000 for selling the jackpot-winning ticket. The winning numbers were: 19 - 20 - 31 - 35 and the MEGABALL was 6 Total ticket sales for this jackpot generated approximately $3.2 million for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF). Since 1988, the Florida Lottery has contributed more than $20 billion to the EETF, benefiting our students and schools, as well as funding more than one million Bright Futures scholarships. By a two-to-one margin, Florida voters in 1986 approved a constitutional amendment authorizing the state to operate a lottery for the purpose of generating significant additional moneys for education. The next MEGA MONEY drawing will be held tonight at 11:15 p.m. ET with a $500,000 jackpot. Webcasts of Florida Lottery drawings are available on the Lottery's Web site at flalottery.com. # # # |
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