According to the Florida Lottery, there were two very fortunate players of the Florida Lottery scratch-off game who each won a million dollars last week.
At the Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee on Monday, the winner of the $1 million top prize in the 50X THE CASH Scratch-Off game was Leslye Jaramillo, who is 37 years old and lives in Sarasota. She made the decision to collect her winnings in a single payment of $890,000.00 in the form of a lump sum.
The winning lottery ticket was bought by Jaramillo at the Super Stop located at 3138 17th Street in Sarasota. A bonus commission in the amount of $2,000 will be awarded to the merchant for their sale of the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The 50X THE CASH game costs $5 per play and has a total of over $131 million dollars in cash prizes, including 15 grand prizes of $1,000,000. The total chances of winning the game are one in every 3.97 times.
John McPherson, 38, of Clermont, was the winner of a one million dollar prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game that was claimed at the Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee on Tuesday. McPherson made the decision to have his winnings delivered to him in a single, $820,000.00 lump sum payment.
The winning lottery ticket was bought by McPherson at the Publix located at 4351 South US Highway 27 in Clermont. A bonus commission in the amount of $2,000 will be awarded to the merchant for their sale of the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The 500X THE CASH game costs $50 and has the highest chances of making you an instant millionaire. The top prize is $25 million, which is the biggest amount that has ever been awarded on a Scratch-Off game in the state of Florida. The total chances of winning the game are one in every 4.50 times.
Scratch-Off games are a significant component of the portfolio of games offered by the Lottery. In the fiscal year 2021-2022, they accounted for nearly 77 percent of all ticket sales. The Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) has received more than $17.69 billion in contributions from players of Scratch-Off games since the games’ start.
