Sales of
Florida Lottery scratch-off tickets have reached a record high. The lottery
sold over $78.5 million worth of tickets last week, beating their previous
weekly sales record by $4.5 million.
According
to lottery officials sales of Florida Lottery scratch-off tickets have even
surpassed those of the New York Lottery (the highest selling US lottery) for
the last four weeks.
The reason
for the increased interest in scratch-off games has been partly attributed to a
spate of recent big wins, including a $3 million win, by a Miami resident; and
a $1 million win in Greenacres.
The Florida
Lotto Wednesday night draw also offers players the chance to win a
sizable chunk of lotto cash because the jackpot rolled over at the weekend and
the present jackpot is an estimated $11 million.
