The Florida Lottery announced that Jesus Fanjul, 38, of Miami, claimed a $1 million prize from the $5,000,000 LUCK Scratch-Off game at the Miami District Office.
He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $760,000.00.
Fanjul purchased his winning ticket from Fiesta Liquors, located at 7190 West Flagler Street in Miami. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The $20 game, $5,000,000 LUCK, launched in September 2019 and features more than $329 million in cash prizes, including six top prizes of $5 million. The game’s overall odds of winning are one-in-2.97.
Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 75 percent of ticket sales and generating more than $1 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in fiscal year 2019-20.
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