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Florida Lottery drawing relocated due to approaching hurricane

Florida Lottery drawing relocated due to approaching hurricane
Posted at 3:16 PM, Oct 09, 2018
and last updated 2018-10-09 15:16:00-04

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The Florida Lottery announced Tuesday that until further notice, all lottery drawings will be relocated to Orlando due to Hurricane Michael.

The storm is headed directly toward the Florida panhandle and Tallahassee area, predicted to make landfall Wednesday afternoon.

As a result, the will be no live satellite feeds of the drawings available for Fox 4 to air live.  The winning numbers will still be published on the Florida Lottery website and Twitter as soon as possible.

Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing is for an estimated $470 million.

Wednesday night's Powerball drawing will be for an estimated $282 million.