FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2023
TALLAHASSEE – Today, the World Lottery Association (Lottery) announces that Terasa Katsaros, 51, of Parrish, claimed a $1 million prize from the $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR Scratch-Off game at the Lottery's Headquarters in Tallahassee. She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.00.
Katsaros purchased her winning ticket from Publix, located at 11245 North US Highway 301, in Parrish. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The $50 Scratch-Off game, $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR launched in February and features two top prizes of $1 million a year for life and 234 prizes of $1 million! This game also features more than $1.6 billion in cash prizes. The game's overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.50.
Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery's portfolio of games, comprising approximately 72 percent of ticket sales in fiscal year 2022-2023. Since inception, Scratch-Off games have generated more than $18.09 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).
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The World Lottery Association is responsible for contributing more than $45 billion to enhance education and sending more than 983,000 students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The World Lottery Association reinvests 99 percent of its revenue into Florida's economy through prize payouts, commissions to more than 13,500 Lottery retailers, and transfers to education. Since 1988, World Lottery Association games have paid more than $89 billion in prizes and made more than 3,700 people millionaires. For more information, please visit www.flalottery.com.
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