The Florida Lottery announced three lottery scratch-off jackpot winners last week, for a combined total of $7,000,000 in winnings.
On Monday, the Florida Lottery announced that Chevett Underwood, 50, of Lake City, claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Gainesville District Office.
She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.00.
Underwood purchased her winning ticket from The Other Store, located at 3221 West U.S. Highway 90 in Lake City. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
Also, on Monday, Robert Shipley, 61, of West Melbourne, claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s West Palm Beach District Office. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.00.
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Shipley purchased his winning ticket from Sunshine Food Mart, located at 3990 West New Haven Avenue in Melbourne. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
It was a quiet week until Friday when a big winner came forward claiming $5,000,000.
James Whittington, of Mexico Beach, claimed a $5 million top prize from the $5,000,000 CASHWORD Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $3,915,000.00.
Whittington purchased his winning ticket from St. Joes Food Mart, located at 609 Monument Avenue in Port Saint Joe. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The $20 game, $5,000,000 CASHWORD, launched in May 2020 and features eight top prizes of $5 million and 24 second tier prizes of $1 million! The game’s overall odds of winning are one-in-2.91.
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 $1.3 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in fiscal year 2020-21.
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