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.
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