Four lucky Florida Lottery scratch-off players raked in a whopping $9,000,000 in combined winnings last week, according to the Florida Lottery.
On Monday, the Florida Lottery announced that Maria Lopez-Uriostegui, 50, of West Palm Beach, claimed a $5 million top prize from the GOLD RUSH LIMITED Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s West Palm Beach District Office.
She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $3,960,000.00.
Lopez-Uriostegui purchased her winning ticket from Marathon Food Mart at 2701 Lake Avenue in West Palm Beach.
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Then on Tuesday, Anthony Szczesny of Spring Hill claimed a top prize of $2 million from the $10 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.
He received his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,370,000.00.
The Florida Lottery also announced Tuesday that Nevine Ewadalla, 52, of Sarasota, claimed a $1 million top prize from the $5 MONOPOLY DOUBLER Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Tampa District Office.
Ewadalla chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $798,985.00.
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Then on Wednesday, the fourth and final winner of the week was announced. Arnold Saces, 58, of Miami, claimed a $1 million prize from the FLORIDA 300X THE CASH Holiday Edition Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Orlando District Office.
He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $695,500.00.
Saces purchased his winning ticket from Publix, located at 1776 Biscayne Boulevard in Miami. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
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The $30 300X THE CASH Scratch-Off game launched in September 2022 and features more than $1 billion in cash prizes, including four life-changing top prizes of $15 million! The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-2.93.
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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