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September 6, 2002
A record 10th consecutive rollover has raised Saturday's Florida Lotto jackpot to $85-million.
If there's a sole winner, the prize will be $2.83-million a year for 30 years or a cash payout of about $43-million.
Lottery officials are expecting a rush of ticket sales Saturday, when machines are expected to spit out tickets at the rate of 50,000 a minute. To meet the demand, 34 more terminals are being installed at high-volume retailers along Florida's borders with Georgia and Alabama.
The jackpot is currently the highest of any single-state or multistate lottery and is the eighth-largest Florida Lotto jackpot ever.