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06/28/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/28/2022 12:38
ST. LUCIE COUNTY WOMAN CLAIMS $1 MILLION PLAYING THE 500X THE CASH SCRATCH-OFF GAME
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TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2022
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY WOMAN CLAIMS $1 MILLION
PLAYING THE 500X THE CASH SCRATCH-OFF GAME
TALLAHASSEE - Today, the Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that LeeAnn Rivera, 39, of Port Saint Lucie, claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.00.
Rivera purchased her winning ticket from 7-Eleven, located at 198 North A1A in Satellite Beach. 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.
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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