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Florida Woman Wins $5 Million Top Prize On $20 Lottery Scratch-Off Ticket

The Florida Lottery announced Monday 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.
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The Florida Lottery announced Monday 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.

In the news: Florida Woman Wins $5 Million On Gold Rush Lottery Scratch-Off

The retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.

The $20 Scratch-Off Game, GOLD RUSH LIMITED, launched in September 2021 and features 32 top prizes of $5 million and 100 prizes of $1 million! Additionally, this ticket is filled with more than 33,000 prizes of $1,000 to $100,000! The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-2.65.

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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