The Florida Lottery announced that Dezerick Kirkland, 43, of Altamonte Springs, claimed a $1 million prize from the $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR scratch-off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.
He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.00.
Kirkland purchased his winning ticket from Publix, located at 482 East Altamonte Drive in Altamonte Springs. The retailer received a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
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The $50 Scratch-Off game, $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR, was launched in February and features two top prizes of $1 million a year for life and 234 prizes of $1 million!
This game also features more than $1.6 billion in cash prizes. The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.50.
Scratch-off games are an essential part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 72 percent of ticket sales in fiscal year 2022-2023.
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Since their inception, scratch-off games have awarded over $59.5 billion in prizes, created 1,947 millionaires, and generated more than $18.39 billion for the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).
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