Five lucky Florida Lottery scratch-off players won a combined total of $5,000,000 last week, announced by the Florida Lottery.
The Florida Lottery announced Monday that John Frint, of Dunnellon, claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Gainesville District Office.
He received his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.00.
Frint purchased his winning ticket from Plaza Food Mart, located at 7977 West Dunnellon Road in Dunnellon. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
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On Tuesday, Gregory Sigmon, 60, of Jacksonville, claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.
He received his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.00.
Sigmon purchased his winning ticket from All Stop Food Mart at 9134 Galveston Avenue in Jacksonville. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The $50 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game 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.
Then on Friday, the Florida Lottery announced that Mary Walker, 56, of Winter Park, won a $1 million top prize playing the DIAMOND MINE 20X Scratch-Off game.
Walker claimed her prize at the Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. She chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $695,000.00.
Walker purchased her winning ticket from Circle K at 31734 East State Road 44, in Eustis. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling a winning Scratch-Off ticket.
Also on Friday, Jordan Kowalak, 40, of Palm Bay, claimed a $1 million top prize from the $5,000,000 CASHWORD Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.
She received her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $780,000.00.
Kowalak purchased her winning ticket from Race Trac at 8630 South US Highway 1, in Port St. Lucie. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
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The $20 game, $5,000,000 CASHWORD launched in May 2020 and features eight top prizes of $5 million and 24 second-tier prizes of $1 million! The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-2.91.
Scratch-Off games are an essential part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 77 percent of ticket sales in the fiscal year 2021-2022.
Additionally, since its inception, Scratch-Off games have awarded more than $57.1 billion in prizes, created over 1,800 millionaires, and generated more than $17.77 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).
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