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Florida Lottery Debuts 25th Anniversary Scratch-Off Game

The special anniversary scratch-off ticket, 'Millionaire,' honors the Lottery's first-ever scratch-off game. The payoff is 25 prizes worth $290 million.

The Florida Lottery debuted five new scratch-off games Tuesday, including the 25th anniversary edition of "Millionaire," as well as Wild 7's, Platinum Crossword, Lucky Dollars and Hot Chili Tripler.

The total take on these games is more than $390 million. Will you play?

All Lottery retailers are expected to have these new tickets in stock and available for purchase within 48 hours.

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A special 25th Anniversary scratch-off ticket reminiscent of the Lottery’s very first Scratch-Off game, "Millionaire," is being launched in celebration of 25 years of the Florida Lottery.

The game features over $290 million in total cash prizes, including 25 prizes ranging from $1 million to $5 million, and the highest prize payout percentage ever in Florida Lottery history.

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This ticket features one-in-2.87 overall odds of winning, the best overall odds of any scratch-off game currently available from the Florida Lottery. 

As an added bonus, players will have the opportunity to enter their non-winning "Millionaire" tickets in the 25th Anniversary "Millionaire" Second Chance Promotion on the Lottery’s website, for a chance to be one of five finalists to win a trip to the Florida Lottery’s Jan. 12, 2013, Anniversary Celebration event.

For more information, visit the Florida Lottery website.

For just $5, players have the chance to win up to $250,000 with the WILD 7’S Scratch-Off game. The game features more than $28 million in total cash prizes, and the overall odds are one-in-3.99.

The $3 Scratch-Off game, PLATINUM CRO$$WORD, offers players the chance to win up to $50,000, and features more than 4.3 million winning tickets. The overall odds of winning are one-in-4.13.

The $2 Scratch-Off game, LUCKY DOLLARS, features more than $21 million in total cash prizes and the overall odds of winning are one-in-4.36.

For only $1, players have the chance to win one of 256 $1,000 prizes with HOT CHILI TRIPLER. The overall odds of winning are one-in-4.80.

The Florida Lottery offers approximately 60 Scratch-Off games at any given time through vending machines or counter displays at more than 13,000 retailers statewide. Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, making up approximately 58 percent of ticket sales and generating more than $495 million for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in fiscal year 2011-12.

 

 


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