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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2009

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TALLAHASSEE WOMAN CLAIMS $200,000 POWERBALL® PRIZE

TALLAHASSEE-- The Florida Lottery today announced that M. Colleen O'Rorke, 58, of Tallahassee, claimed $200,000.00 from the POWERBALL® drawing held on October 21. She would have won $1 million had she purchased Power Play® on her ticket for $1 more. O'Rorke purchased her winning ticket at Bradfordville Petro, located at 1500 Bannerman Road in Tallahassee.

POWERBALL jackpots start at $20 million and increase with each rollover. Power Play is an add-on feature to POWERBALL that gives players a chance to win up to $1 million. With the purchase of a POWERBALL ticket players can add Power Play for $1 more per play to multiply their non-jackpot prize winnings. Power Play purchasers who match 5 numbers will win $1 million ¿ the POWERBALL match 5 prize multiplied by 5. All other non-jackpot prizes will be multiplied by the Power Play number, from 2 through 5, selected at draw time.

The next POWERBALL drawing will be held Saturday, October 24, at 10:59 p.m. ET with a $31 million jackpot. For more information on POWERBALL, please visit the Florida Lottery Web site at flalottery.com. Winning numbers are available on the Lottery Web site, at retailers statewide and by phone at (850) 921-PLAY.

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