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Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Florida man wins $1 million playing scratch-off game
NAPLES, Fla. (WFLA)– Alexander Demooy, of Naples, won $1 million from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game on April 14, according to the Florida Lottery. Demooy chose to receive his winnings as a one-time payment of $640,000. Luxury apartment complex breaks ground, following years of pushback The 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game was purchased for $50 at a Publix in Marco Island. The retailer received a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket. This scratch-off features a top prize of $25 million, the largest Florida has ever offered on one of these games. The overall odds of wining are 1 in 4.23 chance, according to The Florida Lottery. Scratch-off games have awarded more than $65.5 billion in prizes, created 2,283 millionaires and generated more than $19.8 billion for the state's Educational Enhancement Trust Fund. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Florida man walks into Publix, leaves $1 million richer after winning scratch-off
A Florida man went to a grocery store and left $1 million richer after winning a scratch-off game, according to lottery officials. On Monday, the Florida Lottery announced that Alexander Demooy, 38, from Naples, Florida, won $1 million after he went to Publix, a grocery store, purchased a $50 scratch-off ticket and played the 500X The Cash Scratch-Off game. Demooy received his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000, according to a press release. Publix also received a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the lucky ticket. "Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery's portfolio of games, comprising approximately 74 percent of ticket sales in fiscal year 2023-2024," the Florida Lottery stated. Did anyone win the Powerball jackpot? Winning numbers for April 14 drawing: Jackpot rises to $100 million While Demooy won $1 million while playing the scratch-off game, players can win a max of $25 million when purchasing the $50 scratch-off card. One of the two top prizes remains, according to the lottery. There is a 1 in 4.23 chance players win any prize when they purchase a 500X The Cash scratch-off, according to the lottery. But, people with dreams of winning $25 million or even $1 million will need to be extra lucky. The odds of winning the $1 million prize are 1 in 274,004, while the odds of winning the last $25 million prize are one in 21,920,355. Julia is a trending reporter for USA TODAY. Connect with her on LinkedIn,X, Instagram and TikTok: @juliamariegz, or email her at jgomez@ This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Florida man wins $1 million from $50 scratch-off purchased at Publix
USA Today
15-04-2025
- Business
- USA Today
Florida man walks into Publix, leaves $1 million richer after winning scratch-off
Florida man walks into Publix, leaves $1 million richer after winning scratch-off Show Caption Hide Caption Odds of winning the Powerball and Mega Millions are NOT in your favor Odds of hitting the jackpot in Mega Millions or Powerball are around 1-in-292 million. Here are things that you're more likely to land than big bucks. A Florida man went to a grocery store and left $1 million richer after winning a scratch-off game, according to lottery officials. On Monday, the Florida Lottery announced that Alexander Demooy, 38, from Naples, Florida, won $1 million after he went to Publix, a grocery store, purchased a $50 scratch-off ticket and played the 500X The Cash Scratch-Off game. Demooy received his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000, according to a press release. Publix also received a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the lucky ticket. "Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery's portfolio of games, comprising approximately 74 percent of ticket sales in fiscal year 2023-2024," the Florida Lottery stated. Did anyone win the Powerball jackpot? Winning numbers for April 14 drawing: Jackpot rises to $100 million What's the most someone could win with the $50 500X The Cash Scratch-Off game? While Demooy won $1 million while playing the scratch-off game, players can win a max of $25 million when purchasing the $50 scratch-off card. One of the two top prizes remains, according to the lottery. What are the odds of winning? There is a 1 in 4.23 chance players win any prize when they purchase a 500X The Cash scratch-off, according to the lottery. But, people with dreams of winning $25 million or even $1 million will need to be extra lucky. The odds of winning the $1 million prize are 1 in 274,004, while the odds of winning the last $25 million prize are one in 21,920,355. Julia is a trending reporter for USA TODAY. Connect with her on LinkedIn,X, Instagram and TikTok: @juliamariegz, or email her at jgomez@
Miami Herald
14-04-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Lottery player splurges on $50 ticket and wins life-changing prize at FL Publix
A lottery player making a trip to a Publix grocery store turned $50 into a $1 million prize with a Florida Lottery scratch-off ticket. The Naples man has now claimed his prize as a one-time payment of $640,000, the Florida Lottery said April 14. Alexander Demooy bought a ticket for the $500X The Cash game with a top prize of $25 million, the largest prize ever in a Florida Lottery scratch-off game, officials said. The 38-year-old missed the jackpot, but he hit a second-tier windfall of $1 million on the $50 ticket, which is the maximum price point for Florida Lottery scratch-off tickets, records show. He bought his lucky ticket in Marco Island at the Publix Super Market at the Shops of Marco, which received a $2,000 commission for the sale. Marco Island is a barrier island off the coast of southwest Florida, about a 20-mile drive south from Naples.
