<P> On February 25, 1998, Mega Money began, a four - plus - one numbers drawing game played every Tuesday and Friday with jackpots in the hundreds of thousands of dollars . Initially rolled out on an 18 - week trial run, it was relaunched on a permanent basis on June 1, 1998 . </P> <P> Later in 1998, Florida Lotto began its cash option . The annuity, now optional, was lengthened to 30 annual payments . (Unlike with most other U.S. lotteries, a winner desiring the cash option must claim within 60 days of the drawing, instead of the more usual 60 - day period after claiming .) </P> <P> On October 24, 1999, Florida Lotto underwent major changes . The matrix increased from 6 / 49 to 6 / 53, with Wednesday drawings added . Because of the second weekly drawing, its initial jackpot was reduced to $3 million with lower initial rollovers . </P> <P> Fantasy 5's matrix, on July 16, 2001, increased from 5 / 26 to 5 / 36 . The top prize was changed to a rolldown format . </P>

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