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Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Osceola County woman turns $20 into $2 million playing scratch-off game
Pamela Cordeiro Silva, hailing from Kissimmee, joyfully claimed a $2 million prize from the Florida Lottery after turning $10 into $2 million with her winning ticket in the Silver Streak scratch-off game. Silva joyfully accepted her winnings in a single payment, amounting to an impressive total of $1,195,000.00. The winning ticket is presented below. The $10 scratch-off game,Silver Streak, launched in September 2024. The game features four top prizes totalling in $2 million and 358 prizes of $10 thousand. The winning ticket was brought at a local Wawa that can be seen on the map below. The Wawa is located at 7940 W. Irlo Bronson Highway in Kissimmee. The retailer received a $4,000 bonus commission for selling the winning scratch-off ticket. Also, since they began, Scratch-Off games have given away over $66.9 billion in prizes, helped create 2,350 millionaires and contributed more than $20.09 billion to the state's Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live. The retailer received a $4,000 bonus commission for selling the winning scratch-off ticket. Also, since they began, Scratch-Off games have given away over $66.9 billion in prizes, helped create 2,350 millionaires and contributed more than $20.09 billion to the state's Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF). Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Brevard County man has just become $1 million richer by playing Gold Rush
Douglas Marbry, hailing from Melbourne, joyfully claimed a $1 million prize from the Florida Lottery after turning $20 into $1 million with his winning ticket in the Gold Rush scratch-off game. 'I've been playing the Florida Lottery since the very beginning,' Marbry said. Marbry joyfully accepted his winnings in a single payment, amounting to an impressive total of $640,000.00. The winning ticket is presented below. Marbry continues, 'Winning now means more than it would have years ago. The timing is just right.' He purchased his winning ticket from Circle K at 4001 N. Wickham Road in Melbourne. The retailer received a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket. Also, since they began, Scratch-Off games have given away over $66.9 billion in prizes, helped create 2,350 millionaires and contributed more than $20.09 billion to the state's Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live. The retailer received a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket. Also, since they began, Scratch-Off games have given away over $66.9 billion in prizes, helped create 2,350 millionaires and contributed more than $20.09 billion to the state's Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF). Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
