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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
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.
CBS News
30-04-2025
- Business
- CBS News
South Florida woman wins $1 million prize playing Florida Lottery scratch-off game
A South Florida woman won a million-dollar prize surprise playing the Florida Lottery's 50X The Cash scratch-off game. Mary Mayers Johnson, of Deerfield Beach, chose to receive her winnings in a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000. Johnson bought her winning ticket at a Publix on SW 36 Avenue in Pompano Beach. The store will receive a $2,000 bonus for selling it. The $5 scratch-off game features more than $145 million in cash prizes, including 14 top prizes of $1,000,000. The overall odds of winning a prize are about 1 in 4. Scratch-off games made up about 74% of Florida Lottery ticket sales in its 2023-2024 fiscal year. They've generated nearly $19.80 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.
CBS News
22-04-2025
- Business
- CBS News
South Florida man scores million dollar prize playing Florida Lottery scratch-off game
A Homestead man scored a million-dollar prize playing the Florida Lottery 's $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR scratch-off game. Hector Anaya Jr. chose to receive his winnings in a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000. Anaya bought his winning ticket at a RaceTrac, on NE 8 Street in Homestead. The store will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket. The $50 scratch-off game features two top prizes of $1 million a year for life and 234 prizes of $1 million. Additionally, this ticket is filled with more than $1.6 billion in cash prizes. The overall odds of winning a prize are 1-in-4.50. Scratch-off games made up about 74% of Florida Lottery ticket sales in its 2023-2024 fiscal year. They've generated nearly $19.80 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.
CBS News
17-04-2025
- Business
- CBS News
$1 million surprise for South Florida man playing Florida Lottery scratch-off game
A Miami man got a million-dollar prize surprise playing the Florida Lottery 's 500X The Cash scratch-off game. Randy Villalpando chose to receive his winnings in a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000. Villalpando bought his winning ticket at El Palacio Supermarket, at 995 SW 5 Street in Miami. The store will receive a $2,000 bonus for selling it. The $50 scratch-off game features more than $1.66 billion in cash prizes, including a top prize of $25 million - the largest ever offered in a Florida scratch-off game. The overall odds of winning a prize are about 1 in 4. Scratch-off games made up about 74% of Florida Lottery ticket sales in its 2023-2024 fiscal year. They've generated nearly $19.80 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.
