It was a busy week for scratch-off winners in Florida. The Florida Lottery announced ten new winners who scratched their way to a combined $14,000,000 claimed.
On Monday, Joseph Kudla, of Brooksville, claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Orlando District Office. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.00.
Kudla purchased his winning ticket from Uncle Ed’s, located at 19275 Cortez Boulevard in Brooksville. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
Tuesday came with three new millionaires announced from the lottery.
Wesling Ducos Diaz, 60, of Durham, North Carolina claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Gainesville District Office. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.00.
Marisol Santibanez Rivas, 28, of Okeechobee, claimed a $1 million prize from the GOLD RUSH LIMITED Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s West Palm Beach District Office. She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $795,000.00.
Christopher Njenga, 55,of Jacksonville, also claimed a $1 million prize from the GOLD RUSH LIMITED Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Jacksonville District Office. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $795,000.00.
Wednesday, brought more of the same with three more winners announced!
Kiera Duncan, 31, of West Palm Beach claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.00.
David Pearson, 39, of Davie, claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Miami District Office. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.00.
Pearson purchased his winning ticket from Speedway, located at 2860 Davie Road in Davie. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
Wednesday’s big winner was Herbert Harris, Jr., 30, of Orlando. He 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.
Harris purchased his winning ticket from Right Way Food Store, located at 6700 North Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
On Thursday, Gregory Wojciechowski, 62, of Fleming Island, claimed a $1 million 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 $795,000.00.
Wojciechowski purchased his winning ticket from 7-Eleven, located at 2225 County Road 220 in Middleburg. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
Also on Thursday, Jose Canetti Valdesuso, 61, of Miami, claimed a $1 million top prize from the 50X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Miami District Office. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.00.
Valdesuso purchased his winning ticket from Red Brick Liquors, located at 4351 Northwest 7th Street in Miami. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
On Friday, only one winner was announced, and it was on the $50, 500X The Cash scratch-off.
Allison Greschuk, 46, of Lakeland, claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Tampa District Office. She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.00.
Greschuk purchased her winning ticket from Publix, located at 2040 Shepherd Road in Mulberry. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The $50 game, 500X THE CASH, 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 game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.50.
Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 75 percent of ticket sales and generating more than $1.3 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in fiscal year 2020-21.
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