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CBS News
15-05-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Broward man claims $5 million prize from Florida Lottery scratch-off game
A Davie man scored a $5 million dollar prize playing the Florida Lottery's MONOPOLY™ SECRET VAULT scratch-off game. Benjamin Chiurliza chose to receive his winnings in a one-time, lump-sum payment of $2,884,920. Chiurliza bought his winning ticket at a Publix on Miramar Parkway in Miramar. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket. The $20 scratch-off game features four top prizes of $5 million. Additionally, this ticket is filled with more than $369 million in cash prizes. The overall odds of winning a prize are about 1 in 3. Scratch-off games made up about 74% of Florida Lottery ticket sales in its 2023-2024 fiscal year. They've generated nearly $20.09 billion for the state's Educational Enhancement Trust Fund. The Florida Lottery has contributed more than $48 billion to enhance education and sent over a million students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. CBS News Miami is your official Florida Lottery station.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Florida man buys $20 Monopoly scratch-off game at Publix, wins $5M
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man struck gold after he bought a winning scratch-off game at a Publix. The Florida Lottery announced Wednesday that 63-year-old Benjamin Chiurliza claimed a top prize of $5 million from the MONOPOLY SECRET VAULT scratch-off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He turned $20 into $5 million after buying the winning ticket at the Publix located at 14375 Miramar Parkway in Miramar. More Florida Lottery stories: Florida man buys $20 Monopoly scratch-off game at Publix, wins $5M Florida woman claims final $5 million prize from $20 scratch-off ticket Florida Lotto ticket worth $8.75 million sold at convenience store Man win $1 million after buying $50 scratch-off at South Tampa Publix The store will receive a $10,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket. The $20 MONOPOLY SECRET VAULT scratch-off game offered four top prizes of $5 million. There are two top prizes remaining. The game's overall odds are 1-in-2.95. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
