The Florida Lottery recently announced that Jeaquelinne Lizarazo of Orlando won a $1 million prize in the 500X The Cash scratch-off game.
The Central Florida woman chose to receive her prize in one lump sum payment of $640,000.
The Orange County winner acquired her winning ticket at Publix, which is located at 5240 W. State Road 46 in Orlando.
She collected her winnings at the lottery’s headquarters in Tallahassee.
The $50 500X The Cash scratch-off game offers a top prize of $25 million, which is the largest ever awarded in a Florida scratch-off game, and it provides the best chances for players to become instant millionaires. According to the Florida Lottery, only one top prize and 45 $1 million awards remain.
The overall odds of winning this game are 1 in 4.23, with over $1.66 billion in cash prizes up for grabs.
Scratch-off games are a key part of the lottery’s range of games, accounting for over 74% of ticket sales in fiscal year 2023-2024. Furthermore, since their establishment, scratch-off games have awarded over $66.9 billion in prizes, created 2,350 billionaires, and raised more than $20.09 billion for the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).
The Florida Lottery is responsible for more than $49 billion in education funding and sending over 983,000 students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The Florida Lottery reinvests 99 percent of its money back into the state’s economy through prize payouts, commissions to over 13,550 lottery merchants, and educational transfers. Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have given out over $100.2 billion in prizes, making more than 4,300 millionaires.
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