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Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Florida woman lands $1M prize after finding lucky dime
OCALA, Fla. (WFLA)– A Florida woman has won $1 million from a $5 MONOPOLY SECRET VAULT scratch-off game, the Florida Lottery announced today. The winner is Sarah Mallory, a 57-year-old from Ocklawaha. She received a payment of $576,900 and the retailer received a $2,000 bonus commission as well. The winning ticket was purchased from Belleview Food Store. Mallory told the Florida Lottery that she and her husband found a dime that landed on heads under their motorcycle. She said they enjoy collecting dimes, and it is what encouraged them to buy a scratch-off. MONOPOLY SECRET VAULT has an overall odds of 1 in 3.95. This game offers $132 million in cash prizes, including six prizes of $1 million, according to Florida Lottery. Florida scratch-off games have paid over $98.6 billion in prizes since 1988. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Miami Herald
31-03-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Shiny dime in parking lot catches woman's eye — and leads to big Florida lottery win
Loose change found in a store's parking lot is getting credit for helping a woman win big in the Florida Lottery. Sarah Mallory, 57, is the lucky player, and she says it's all due to a dime found outside the Belleview Food Store in Belleview, about a 70-mile drive northwest from Orlando. 'As we pulled into the store, we noticed a shiny dime had landed on heads underneath our Harley,' Mallory said in March 31 Florida Lottery news release. 'My husband and I enjoy collecting dimes, and that symbol changed everything, encouraging us to buy a ticket.' She bought a $5 Monopoly Secret Vault ticket at the store and won one of the game's six $1 million jackpots, lottery officials said. Odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 6,477,970, according to officials. Mallory claimed her prize March 31 and took 'a one-time, lump-sum payment of $576,900,' officials said. The couple live in the unincorporated Ocklawaha community, about an 8-mile drive east from the Belleview Food Store. The store's operator gets a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the ticket, lottery officials said. Monopoly Secret Vault is a scratch-off game and tickets range from $1 to $20, with prizes of $5 million with the $20 tickets. .
