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 ticket from Circle K, located at 1499 South Belcher Road in Clearwater. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
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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 77 percent of ticket sales in fiscal year 2021-2022.
Additionally, since inception, Scratch-Off games have awarded more than $57.1 billion in prizes, created 1,802 millionaires, and generated more than $17.77 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).
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