Amid the Powerball and Mega Millions craze, you may have missed the four Florida Lottery scratch-off players who became millionaires last week.
On Wednesday, the Florida Lottery announced that Dwight Rozier, 66, of Tallahassee, claimed a $2 million top prize from the $2,000,000 BONUS CASHWORD Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,645,000.00.
Rozier purchased his winning ticket from Campus Edge Food Mart at 695 West Virginia Street in Tallahassee. The retailer will receive a $4,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
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Also, on Wednesday, Robert Degrace of Largo claimed a $1 million top prize from the 50X 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.
Degrace purchased his winning ticket at AJ Convenience Store at 9590 Ulmerton Road in Largo. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
Staying close to home on Thursday, the Florida Lottery announced that Danny Pierce, 64, of St. Petersburg, claimed a $2 million top prize from the $10 MONOPOLY DOUBLER Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. Pierce chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,597,848.00.
Pierce purchased his winning ticket from Blue Nile Food Market at 1600 18th Avenue South in St. Petersburg. The retailer will receive a $4,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
Thomas Chernick, 37, of Fort Lauderdale, claimed a $1 million prize from the GOLD RUSH LIMITED Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Miami District Office. He received his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $795,000.00.
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Chernick purchased his winning ticket from Publix at 2633 North Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. The retailer will receive a $2,000 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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