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Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
2 Florida Publix stores sell scratch-off tickets worth $2 million
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Two Florida men turned $10 into $2 million after they bought two different scratch-offs at Publix stores. The Florida Lottery announced Thursday that Lary Pincince, 65, and Joan Gonzalez Tamarit, 26, claimed their prizes at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. Pincince bought his winning $2,000,000 100X CASHWORD scratch-off ticket at the Publix located at 5810 Seven Mile Drive in Wildwood. The store received a $4,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket. More Florida Lottery stories: 2 Florida Publix stores sell scratch-off tickets worth $2 million Florida woman buys $20 scratch-off at Publix, wins $5 million Former Circle K clerk seen helping Florida man steal $15K worth of lottery tickets: deputies Woman wins $900K jackpot after buying lottery ticket at Brooksville Publix Pincince chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,280,000. Gonzalez purchased his winning SILVER STREAK scratch-off game at the Publix located at 828 Southern Boulevard in West Palm Beach. That store also received a $4,000 bonus commission. Gonzales chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,195,000. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
10-04-2025
- Business
- CBS News
South Florida woman wins $2 million Florida Lottery scratch-off prize
A West Palm Beach woman won a $2 million prize playing the Florida Lottery 's SILVER STREAK scratch-off game. Joan Gonzalez Tamarit chose to receive her winnings in a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,195,000. Gonzalez bought her winning ticket at a Publix on Southern Boulevard in West Palm Beach. The retailer received a $4,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket. The $10 scratch-off game features more than $104 million in cash prizes, including four top prizes of $2 million and 354 prizes of $10,000. The overall odds of winning a prize in the game are 1-in-3.44. 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.
