The Florida Lottery announced three lucky scratch-off winners last week who all joined the millionaires club.
On Wednesday, the lottery announced that Claudy Charles, 55, of Homestead claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.
Charles chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.00.
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Charles purchased his winning ticket from Amerika Gas Station at 1541 Southeast 12th Avenue in Homestead. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
On Thursday Tracie Pratt, 41, of Ormond Beach claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. Pratt received her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.00.
Pratt purchased her winning ticket from Speedway at 1102 West Granada Boulevard in Ormond Beach. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The $50 game, 500X THE CASH, features a top prize of $25 million – the largest ever offered on a Florida Scratch-Off game – and the best odds to become an instant millionaire! The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.50.
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Then on Friday, the Florida Lottery announced that Ray Chavez, 58, of Zephyrhills, claimed a $1 million prize from the new $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee! He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.00.
Chavez purchased his winning ticket at Publix, 32765 Eiland Boulevard in Wesley Chapel. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The new $50 Scratch-Off game, $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR, launched in February and features two top prizes of $1 million a year for life and 234 prizes of $1 million! This ticket is also filled with more than $1.6 billion in cash prizes! The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.50.
Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 77 percent of ticket sales in fiscal year 2021-2022. Since inception, Scratch-Off games have generated more than $17.77 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).
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