Winning Lottery Ticket (Florida Lottery)

Florida Man Finds His Luck, Wins $1 Million On $50 Lottery Scratch-Off Game From Sunoco

Winning Lottery Ticket (Florida Lottery)
Winning Lottery Ticket (Florida Lottery)

The Florida Lottery announced Tuesday that Sean Wickson, 36, of Englewood, claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Ft. Myers District Office.

He received his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.00.

Wickson purchased his winning ticket from Englewood Sunoco, located at 4821 Placida Road in Grove City. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.

The $50 game, 500X THE CASH, 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.

Read: Florida Man Chooses $640K Cash Option After Winning Big On Lottery Scratch-Off

Scratch-off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 72 percent of ticket sales in fiscal year 2022-2023.

Additionally, since its inception, scratch-off games have awarded more than $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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