Back by Popular Demand: Florida Lottery Winning Numbers Return to Television!

Back by Popular Demand: Florida Lottery Winning Numbers Return to Television!

FLORIDA LOTTO(TM) and MEGA MONEY(TM) drawings are moving to 11:15 P.M.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Florida Lottery announced that 12 television stations throughout the state will broadcast the winning numbers for POWERBALL(R), FLORIDA LOTTO(TM), MEGA MONEY(TM), FANTASY 5(R), PLAY 4(TM) and CASH 3(TM) drawings beginning Tuesday, January 6, 2009 - just in time for the first POWERBALL drawing in Florida on Wednesday, January 7, 2009. POWERBALL tickets go on sale January 4, 2009.

                          General Market Stations               Jacksonville                      WJXX (ABC), WTLV (NBC)              Miami/Ft. Lauderdale              WPLG (ABC)              Orlando/Daytona Beach/Melbourne   WKMG (CBS)              Tallahassee                       WTXL (ABC)              Tampa/St. Petersburg              WTSP (CBS)              Pensacola                         WJTC (UPN)              Fort Myers                        WWSB (ABC)                          Spanish-Language Stations               Fort Myers                        WWDT (Telemundo)              Miami/Ft. Lauderdale              WSCV (Telemundo)              Orlando/Daytona Beach /Melbourne  WTMO (Telemundo)              Tampa/St. Petersburg              WRMD (Telemundo)    

Each carrier station will air the drawings, either live or within minutes of the live drawings, or display on-screen the winning numbers. Viewing times and coverage vary by station. Additional information will be available in January on the stations' Web sites, as well as the Florida Lottery's Web site at www.flalottery.com .

All Florida Lottery winning numbers will continue to post to the Lottery's Web site immediately following each draw. Additionally, players will continue to have 24-hour access to the drawings via Webcasts posted on the Web site. Plus, players can register online at www.flalottery.com to receive winning numbers and other Lottery information via e-mail or text messaging.

Beginning January 6, 2009, FLORIDA LOTTO and MEGA MONEY drawings will be held at a new time. Following is the new schedule of drawings:

              POWERBALL                     Wed. and Sat., 10:59 p.m. ET              FLORIDA LOTTO                 Wed. and Sat., 11:15 p.m. ET              MEGA MONEY                    Tues. and Fri., 11:15 p.m. ET              FANTASY 5                     Daily, 11:15 p.m. ET              PLAY 4                        Daily, 1:30 p.m. and 7:57 p.m. ET              CASH 3                        Daily, 1:30 p.m. and 7:57 p.m. ET    

Since 1988, the Florida Lottery has contributed more than $19 billion to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund, 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.

When you play, we all win.

"$19 Billion for Florida's Students"

Source: Florida Lottery

CONTACT: Jacqueline Barreiros, +1-850-487-7727, for Florida Lottery

Web site: http://www.flalottery.com/

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