Jackson County Woman Claims $1 Million Powerball Prize
By: Blake Deshazo
Updated: November 29, 2012
TALLAHASSEE - The
Florida Lottery announces that Denise Jackson, 44, of Grand Ridge, claimed a $1 million Powerball
prize
from the November 28 drawing. Ms. Jackson's winning ticket was
purchased from McCoy's Food Mart, located at 2823 Jefferson Street in
Marianna. The retailer
received a $1,000 bonus commission for selling the $1 million POWERBALL
ticket.
Last night's historic $587.5 million POWERBALL jackpot drawing created six new Florida millionaires
and a total of 765,798 other lower-tier winners statewide. Ms. Jackson
is the first Florida player to claim a prize of $1 million or more from
this drawing. She correctly
selected 5 of the 5 winning numbers drawn, but not the Powerball number.
This series of POWERBALL jackpot rollovers generated approximately $58
million in transfers to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund.
The
next POWERBALL drawing will be held Saturday, December
1, at 10:59 p.m. ET with a $40 million jackpot. National POWERBALL
drawings are broadcast live, in high-definition, from the Florida
Lottery's state of the art draw studio in Tallahassee on Wednesdays and
Saturdays. Winning numbers are available on the Lottery
website, at retailers statewide and by phone at (850) 921-PLAY.
ABOUT POWERBALL IN FLORIDA
Florida has the strongest Powerball
with Power Play sales of any U.S. lottery, exceeding more than $1.8
billion, yielding $739 million in education funding to date. Since
POWERBALL launched in Florida in January 2009, the Florida Lottery has
had the most winners in the nation, winning more than
$647 million in prizes, including four jackpot winners.
ABOUT THE FLORIDA LOTTERY
The
Florida Lottery reinvests nearly 98 percent of its
revenue into the state's economy through prize payouts, contributions to
education, and money paid to Florida retailers. In 2011, playing
Florida Lottery games made 79 people millionaires. Since its beginning
in 1988, the Florida Lottery has transferred billions
of dollars to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund, investing in
Florida's future leaders through school construction, K-12 classroom
support and more than 600,000 Bright Futures scholarships. The games of
the Florida Lottery are designed to fuel excitement
while funding tomorrow. For more information, visit www.flalottery.com.
The Florida Lottery always encourages players who may be purchasing more
tickets than they can afford to seek assistance through the Florida's
"Play Responsibly" hotline, which can be reached at 888-ADMIT IT.
