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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Lottery announced Wednesday that Gregory Alexopoulos, 50, of Palm Harbor, claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He received his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.00. Alexopoulos purchased his winning…
Read More Palm Harbor Man Wins $1 Million On Florida Lottery Scratch-Off
Today, the Florida Lottery announced that a FANTASY 5® top prize-winning ticket worth $94,289.60 remains unclaimed. The deadline to claim the top prize is Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at midnight ET. The winning FANTASY 5 numbers for the December 16, 2022, drawing were: 08 – 09…
Read More Winning Florida Lottery Ticket Set To Expire
The Florida Lottery announced Tuesday that Geetal Patel, 43, of Cape Canaveral, claimed a $1,000 a Week for Life prize from the multi-state Draw game, CASH4LIFE®, from the January 7, 2023 drawing. He received his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,000,000.00. Patel received…
Read More Florida Man Wins $1,000 A Week For Life On A ‘Free Play’ Ticket
The Florida Lottery announced on Monday that Altovise Morris, 41, of Orlando, claimed two $1 million prizes from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game. She received each of her winnings as one-time, lump-sum payments of $820,000.00. In November 2022, Morris traveled to the Lottery Headquarters…
Read More Florida Woman Wins $1,0000,000 Twice Playing The Same Scratch-Off Saying “I’ll Be Back”
The Florida Lottery announced three big winners last week who took chances on scratch-off games that paid off in a big way. On Wednesday, the Florida Lottery announced that Willie Turner, of Miami, claimed a $1 million prize from the BILLION DOLLAR GOLD RUSH SUPREME…
Read More 3 Florida Lottery Scratch-Off Millionaires Announced Last Week
The Florida Lottery announced on Friday that Andrew Vander Wall, 40, of Naples, claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.00. “It’s crazy!”…
Read More Florida Man “Freaks Out” After Winning $1 Million From $50 Lottery Scratch-Off
The Florida Lottery announced on Thursday that Julio Silverio Gonzalez, 28, of Orlando, claimed a $1 million prize at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He won playing the GOLD RUSH DOUBLER Scratch-Off game. He received his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $685,000.00. Silverio Gonzalez…
Read More Florida Man ‘Strikes Gold’ With $1 Million Win On Lottery Scratch-Off
The Florida Lottery announced on Wednesday that Willie Turner, of Miami, claimed a $1 million prize from the BILLION DOLLAR GOLD RUSH SUPREME Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Miami District Office. He received his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $880,000.00. Turner purchased his…
Read More Florida Man Wins $1,000,000 From $30 Lottery Scratch-Off Game
Today, the Florida Lottery announced that Dianne Kushmerek of Englewood claimed a $2 million prize from the POWERBALL® drawing held on December 31, 2022, at the Lottery’s Fort Myers District Office. The winning POWERBALL with Power Play ticket matched all five white ball numbers but…
Read More Florida Woman Cashes In $2 Million Winning Powerball Ticket
They are as old as lotteries themselves – scams that fraudulently use a lottery’s good name in an effort to steal your money. Many of them are fraudulently using the Mega Millions® name and logo, promising big prizes to people who receive official-looking emails or…
Read More Mega Millions Warns Of Lottery Scams