The Florida Lottery announced five fortunate lottery scratch-off winners last week, raking in a combined $13 million in winnings.
On Monday, the Florida Lottery announced that Giovanni Salazar, 44, of Cooper City, claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Miami District Office.
Salazar received his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.00.
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Salazar purchased his winning ticket from Publix at 5656 South Flamingo Road in Cooper City. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
Also on Monday, Corday Hamilton, 31, of Bradenton claimed a $5 million top prize from the GOLD RUSH LIMITED Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $3,960,000.00.
Hamilton purchased his winning ticket from Publix at 501 North Beneva Road in Sarasota. The retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
Then on Wednesday, another $5,000,000 winner!
Curtis Murphree, 54, of Lakeland, claimed a $5 million top prize from the $20 MONOPOLY DOUBLER Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Tampa District Office. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $3,994,698.00
Murphree purchased his winning ticket from Harney Road Mexican Market, located at 10228 Harney Road in Thonotosassa. The retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
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No winners were announced on Thursday, but two more lucky players were revealed on Friday.
Dax Valenti, 48, of Temple Terrace, claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Tampa District Office. Valenti chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.00.
Valenti purchased his winning ticket from 7-Eleven at 8002 North 56th Street in Tampa. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
Amaury Valdes, 51, of Miami, claimed a $1 million prize from the MONOPOLY DOUBLER Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Miami District Office. Valdes received his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $798,985.00.
Valdes purchased his winning ticket from Fresco y Mas, located at 14655 Southwest 104th Street in Miami. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The $20 MONOPOLY DOUBLER Scratch-Off game launched on July 4 and features over $493 million in cash prizes, including eight top prizes of $5 million! The game’s overall odds of winning are one-in-3.02.
Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 77 percent of ticket sales in fiscal year 2021-2022. Since inception, Scratch-Off games have generated more than $17.69 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).
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