WPBN: After winning $1 million in the Florida lottery, a man from Palm Beach County had a little better holiday season.
At the Florida Lottery’s West Palm Beach District Office, Yandy Vargas, 33, of West Palm Beach, won a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game. Vargas decided to take his gains as a $640,000.00 lump sum payout.
Vargas bought his winning ticket at Publix, which is situated in Lake Worth at 214 North Dixie Highway. The shop that sold the winning Scratch-Off ticket was rewarded with a $2,000 additional commission.
The $50 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game offers the highest chances to become an instant millionaire, along with the largest reward ever awarded on a Florida Scratch-Off game: $25 million!
The overall odds of winning this game, which has approximately $1.66 billion in cash prizes, are 1 in 4.23.
About 74% of lottery ticket sales in fiscal year 2023–2024 came from scratch-off games, making them a significant component of the lottery’s game repertoire.
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Furthermore, Scratch-Off games have produced 2,230 millionaires, given out more than $64.3 billion in prizes, and raised more than $19.50 billion for the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) since its beginning.
