FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRIDAY, JULY 7, 2023

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TALLAHASSEE - This week, the Florida Lottery (Lottery) is excited to announce the launch of the limited-time NASCAR^® POWERBALL^® Playoff Bonus Play Promotion. Beginning July 3 through July 31, 2023, NASCAR fans and POWERBALL players can enter their winning and non-winning POWERBALL tickets purchased during the promotional period for a chance to win a VIP trip to NASCAR Championship Weekend^™ at Phoenix Raceway and become a millionaire!

This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity offers players a chance to win $1 million dollars and experience the thrill of NASCAR racing up close and personal. The promotional period runs from now until midnight on July 31, 2023. Once a ticket is entered via the Lottery's website or mobile app, players will receive the number of draw entries equal to the purchase value of the POWERBALL ticket.

On August 2, 2023, 50 lucky Florida players will be selected and entered into a national pool for a chance to become one of 16 semi-finalists, with no more than one semi-finalist per Lottery advancing. The 16 semi-finalists will be announced during the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on August 26. The semi-finalists will then go head-to-head in a series of drawings that coincide with the elimination rounds of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs^™. The final drawing will be broadcast live from Phoenix Raceway during NASCAR Championship Weekend^™ on November 5, 2023.

ABOUT POWERBALL IN FLORIDA

Since joining POWERBALL in 2009, the game has generated more than $2.68 billion in contributions to education statewide. Florida is among the top-selling POWERBALL states in the country, with more than 123.1 million winning tickets totaling more than $3.59 billion in prizes, including 16 jackpot winners.

ABOUT NASCAR

Celebrating its 75th Anniversary in 2023, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States and owner of 16 of the nation's major motorsports entertainment facilities. NASCAR consists of three national series (NASCAR Cup Series^™, NASCAR Xfinity Series^™, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series^™), four regional series (ARCA Menards Series^™, ARCA Menards Series East & West, and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour^™), one local grassroots series (NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series^™) and three international series (NASCAR Pinty's Series^™, NASCAR Mexico Series^™, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series^™). The International Motor Sports Association^™ (IMSA^® governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship^™, the premier U.S. sports car series. NASCAR also owns Motor Racing Network, Racing Electronics, and ONE DAYTONA. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in eight cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races in more than 30 U.S. states, Canada, Mexico, and Europe. For more information visit www.NASCAR.com and www.IMSA.com, and follow NASCAR on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat ('NASCAR').

ABOUT THE FLORIDA LOTTERY

The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $44 billion to enhance education and sending more than 950,000 students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The Florida Lottery reinvests 99 percent of its revenue back into Florida's economy through prize payouts, commissions to more than 13,500 Lottery retailers, and transfers to education. Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid more than $87.5 billion in prizes and made more than 3,500 people millionaires. For more information, please visit www.flalottery.com.