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The Florida Lottery announced today (March, 19) that Hector L Torres, 49, of Orlando, claimed the March 15 FLORIDA LOTTO base jackpot of $13 million.

Torres, who purchased a $1 play FLORIDA LOTTO Quick Pick ticket, chose the one-time, lump-sum payment fos his winnings in the amount of $7,568,167. The winning FLOPRIDA Lotto ticket was purchased at the Circle K, located at 2680 N Orange Blossom Trail in Kissimmee. The retailer received a bonus incentive of $25,000 for selling the jackpot - winning ticket.

The winning numbers sere: 16 - 20 - 22 - 32 - 44- 51.

The FLorida Lottery has added more choices to FLORIDA LOTTO, offering players thre levels of jackpots to choose from. The base jackpot, at $1 play, remains the same - starting at $3 million and increasing with each rollover if no one matches the six-of-six winning numbers. A $2 play offers players the opportunity to win the base jackpot plus $10 million, while a $3 play offers players the opportunity to win the base jackpot plus the $ 10 million and an extra $ 15 million - for a total of $ 25 million added to the base jackpot!

Torres is in the 10th FLORIDA LOTTO winner to purchase a winning ticket in Osceola County. FLORIDA LOTTO has produced more than 930 jackpot winners since 1988.

The next FLORIDA LOTTO drawing will be hell on Wednesday, March 19, at 11:00 p.m. ET, with a $3 million base jackpot. Webcasts of FLorida Lottery drawnings are available on the Lottery's Web site at flalottery.com.

That ticket sales for this jackpot generated $9.7 million for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF). Since 1988, the Florida Lottery has contributed more than $18 billion to the EETF, 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 to he state to operate a lottery for the purpose of generating significant additional moneys for education.