Forty Lottery Players Win Florida Vacation Packages in Second-Chance Drawing

Business Wire, Feb 27, 2004

News Editors

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2004

The Florida Lottery announced today that 40 Florida residents each won a Florida vacation package in the Lottery's VACATION CASH Second Chance Drawing. Players entered the contest by registering a non-winning VACATION CASH Scratch-Off ticket in the bonus drawing at the Lottery Web site, www.flalottery.com.

The lucky winners, their cities of residence and their vacation destinations are listed below:

                     City of
Name                 Residence         Vacation Destination
-------------------  ----------------  ------------------------------
Alvin Jones, Sr.     St. Petersburg    Amelia Island Plantation
                                       Amelia Island: Summer Beach
Rick Wykoff          Sparr              Resort
                                       Naples: Marco Beach Ocean
Tania Fuentes        Miami              Resort
                                       Naples: The Registry Resort &
Frank La Cava        Boynton Beach      Club
Donald Bonnell       Crystal River     Ft. Walton Beach:
                                        Seacrest/Venus Condominiums
Ron Whitlock         Lake Worth        Ft. Walton Beach:
                                        Seacrest/Venus Condominiums
Paulette Czarney     Orlando           Ft. Walton Beach:
                                        Seacrest/Venus Condominiums
Jean Halpern         Gainesville       Cape Canaveral: The Resort of
                                        Cocoa Beach
Mark Morris          Bradenton         Cape Canaveral: The Resort of
                                        Cocoa Beach
Joseph Gavin III     Clermont          Ft. Lauderdale: Logo Mar Resort
                                        & Club
Linda Barber         Dania Beach       Ft. Lauderdale: The Pillars at
                                        New River Sound
Judith Youngblood    Jacksonville      Jacksonville: Stay and Play
                                        Getaway
Cynthia Galliher     Cocoa             Jacksonville: World Golf
                                        Village Renaissance Resort
Helen Cobb           Port Richey       Key West: Hawk's Cay Resort
Kelly Joy            South Daytona     Key West: Banana Bay Resort
Ray Turk             Bonita Springs    Ft. Myers: South Seas Resort
John Berrow          Hollywood         Ft. Myers: South Seas Resort
Meredyth Santurio    Coral Gables      Ft. Myers: Sundial Beach Resort
Edward Desjardins    Winter Springs    Ft. Myers: Sundial Beach Resort
George Almas         Ocklawaha         Miami: Trump International
                                        Sonesta Beach Resort
Jodee Zarate         Crawfordville     Miami: Trump International
                                        Sonesta Beach Resort
Brian Dacks          Miami             Miami: Don Shula's Hotel & Golf
                                        Club
Yangling Chou        Gainesville       Miami: Biltmore Hotel
Vera Romelotti       Clearwater        Miami: Sheraton Bal Harbour
                                        Resort
Danilo Marrero       Miami             Miami: Loew Miami Beach Hotel
Leigh Maxey          Pace              Orlando: Crowne Plaza at
                                        Universal
Mary Lou Hildreth    Keystone Heights  Orlando: JW Marriott Orlando
                                        Grande Lakes
Barbara Leek         W. Melbourne      West Palm Beach: PGA National
                                        Resort & Spa
Christina Sepe       Clermont          West Palm Beach: Hilton Singer
                                        Island Oceanfront Resort
Albert Haab          North Fort Myers  West Palm Beach: Boca Raton
                                        Resort & Club
Frances Moore        Crawfordville     Panana City: Edgewater Beach
                                        Resort
Gary Ward            Winter Haven      Panana City: Edgewater Beach
                                        Resort
Larry C. Newcomb     Jacksonville      Pensacola: Clarion Suites
                                        Resort & Convention Center
Ron Whitlock         Lake Worth        Pensacola: Pensacola's Beach's
                                        Abbot Resorts, Inc.
Rachel Hardy         Crestview         Steinhatchee Landing Resort
Charles Wohlschlegel Hobe Sound        Steinhatchee Landing Resort
Ambrose Ziegenfuss   Ponte Vedra       St. Petersburg/Clearwater: Don
                                        CeSar Beach Resort & Spa
Robert Sutton        Clearwater        St. Petersburg/Clearwater: Don
                                        CeSar Beach Resort & Spa
Bruce Kanhai         West Palm Beach   Tampa: Saddlebrook Resort Tampa
Randy Funderburke    Tallahassee       Tampa: Saddlebrook Resort Tampa

Winners will be notified by telephone or certified mail on or before March 11. The listing of winners can be viewed on the Florida Lottery Web site by clicking on the VACATION CASH icon.