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Escambia Woman Claims Half Million Dollar Lottery Prize
October 22, 2019
An Escambia County woman has claimed a half million dollar top prize from the Florida Lottery’s Cash Blast game.
Barbara Flowers, 54, purchased her winning ticket from Quick Fill, located at 3020 Gulf Beach Highway.
The $5 game launched in December 2018 and features six top prizes of $500,000 and more than $58 million in total cash prizes.
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13 Responses to “Escambia Woman Claims Half Million Dollar Lottery Prize”
To Ben:
In Florida, your winnings are posted as public knowledge. State law.
God bless her!I went to high school with her.Glad to know someone who hit big
Ben Marascalca you cannot be held “libel” but you can be held “liable”…
Yes, there has been many winners of large amounts of money in this area. A few multiple million players.
Ben Marascalco, that is ridiculous. I’m sure the claim form the winners have to sign gives permission for their name to be released. They agree to it. If they don’t want their name released they don’t have to claim the money, simple as that. You can’t tell the lottery how to run their game. No one is forcing anyone to play.
I congratulate even though I don’t play lottery . I hope all turns out well and this lady is not deluged with people begging her for her winnings. Prayers are going up , hope you will be blessed.
Well Im happt=y for her & MyGrandmother was a Flowers from Monroe Co. Al. Just in case she has too much money ( Cousin )………….
I hope they Praised God for their blessing!
I don’t trust the lottery, so I think they should publish names. Can anyone remember a big lotto winner in this part of the state?
The person winning the lottery should be given a choice but that’s not going to happen. Why is it important for the public to know who won a lottery? Just that there was a winner and how much and where the ticket was bought should be enough.
Well they should be held libel as well. Just because something is sanctioned by law does not mean it doesn’t cause serious problems for those it is aimed at. I guess a flurry of lawsuits that would eat up all the winnings is necessary to stop turning winners into targets.
>>If publications like this are going to give this persons name
You do realize the Florida Lottery sends this information out in a press release to every news outlet in the state? So dozens and dozens run the story?
Florida Law requires the Lottery to release the name and basic info about *every* prize winner? (They don’t send out press releases on small winnings, just big stuff.)
If publications like this are going to give this persons name out to every cut throat and criminal in the county, then they should be held libel for assaults on their victims.