House approves spending unclaimed lottery jackpot on colleges

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dvdiva — Mon, 27 Oct 2003 16:43:55 GMT

typical though of pig headed law makers. take everything and give nothing back. if the fed. government wanted to be smart they could make lottery winners tax exept like in europe but that would imply that they have intellegence and i wouldnt want to do that

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CASH Only — Sat, 25 Oct 2003 11:31:41 GMT

Bad news for Florida Lottery players.

House approves spending unclaimed lottery jackpot on colleges

Lottery Post — Fri, 24 Oct 2003 07:51:51 GMT

The Florida Legislature voted unanimously Thursday to direct $30 million from an unclaimed lottery jackpot to community colleges and state universities.A ticket sold in the Miami area last March was the sole winner of a $50 million jackpot, but nobody turned it in before a 180-day deadline. The total amount available from the jackpot is $30.1 million -- the same as if the winner took a lump sum payment instead of 30 annual payments.State law normally requires unclaimed winnings to be put back in... [ More ]