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Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Sarasota County man wins $25 million jackpot, largest ever for Florida Lottery scratch game
A Sarasota County man has won the largest jackpot ever offered on a Florida Lottery scratch-off game. Kyle Lindquist, 45, of Venice, claimed his record-breaking $25 million prize on April 18, 2025, at the Lottery's Fort Myers District Office. He opted for a one-time, lump-sum payment of $16 million, Florida Lottery officials reported. Lindquist bought the winning 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game ticket for $50 at Circle K, 101 U.S. Bypass S. in Venice. The retailer received a $50,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket. "The $50 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game features a top prize of $25 million — the largest ever offered on a Florida Scratch-Off game — and the best odds to become an instant millionaire!" the Florida Lottery said in a news release on its website. According to the Florida Lottery, the 500X THE CASH game offers $1.66 billion in cash prizes. The game's overall odds of winning are 1 in 4.23. Two days earlier, on April 16, Gary Moore of Bradenton claimed a $1 million prize from the same game. That ticket was purchased at a Bradenton Circle K. No. Florida Lottery winners can't remain anonymous. According to the Florida Lottery, Florida law mandates that the Florida Lottery provide the winner's name, city of residence, along with the game, date and amount won to any third party who requests the information. However, Florida Lottery winners' home addresses and telephone numbers are confidential. $25,000,000: 1-in-21,920,355 $1,000,000: 1-in-274,004 $50,000: 1-in-117,851 $20,000: 1-in-20,166 $10,000: 1-in-20,101 $5,000: 1-in-6,008 $1,000: 1-in-1,001 $500: 1-in-46 $100: 1-in-5 Match any of your numbers or any of the bonus numbers to any winning number to win prize shown for that number. Get a "2X", "5X", "10X", "20X", "50X", "100X" or "500X" symbol and win 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 or 500 times the prize shown for that symbol! Get a "star" symbol and win double all 40 prizes. Tickets are $50 apiece. This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Venice man wins $25 million jackpot on Florida Lottery scrach ticket
Miami Herald
10-04-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Woman goes big with $50 Florida Lottery ticket and wins life-changing prize
Spending $50 on a single lottery ticket is a big gamble for most people, but it ended in a huge lottery win for one Florida woman. Elizabeth Stewart, 58, bought the 500X the Cash ticket at Publix in her hometown of Mount Dora, and a series of scratches quickly revealed she had won $1 million, according to the Florida Lottery. That's a second-tier prize in the game and the odds of winning it are 1-in-274,004, the lottery said. Stewart picked up her winnings Wednesday, April 9, and was given a choice of having it parceled out over time or taking it in a lump sum — minus a lot of tax withholding. 'She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000,' lottery officials said. Stewart was clearly aiming high when she bought the 500X the Cash ticket, which has a $25 million top prize — 'the largest ever offered on a Florida Scratch-Off game.' Two top prizes were offered when the game launched in January 2024, and the odds of winning one is an intimidating 1-in-21,920,355. (Only one top prize remains.) Mount Dora is about a 35-mile drive northwest of Orlando. The Publix store where Stewart bought the ticket got a $2,000 commission 'for selling the winning scratch-off ticket,' lottery officials said.
Miami Herald
27-02-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Gas station customer wins life-changing prize after buying $50 Florida Lottery ticket
A 35-year-old man's trip to the gas station changed his life when he spent $50 on a single lottery ticket and won big. Joseph Martin, 35, of Jacksonville, beat odds of 1 in 274,004 to win a second-tier prize of $1 million, the Florida Lottery said in a Feb. 26 news release. Martin had to make a choice of whether to go with annual payments or get a lump sum. He chose the lump of cash, which came to $640,000 after withholdings, the lottery reported. The ticket was purchased at a Gate convenience store on Collins Road in Jacksonville and the station gets a $2,000 commission for selling the winning ticket, officials said. The game launched with two top prizes of $25 million — 'largest ever offered on a Florida Scratch-Off game' — and one remains. Odds of winning $25 million are 1 in 21,920,355. One of the $25 million top prizes was won in December by a convenience store patron in Venice, and the person declined to reveal their name. The big winner opted for a lump sum of $16 million.
