August 10, 2020
By: Staff Report
PLANT CITY, Fla. – A Plant City man is $1 Million richer today. The Florida Lottery announced that Rafael Rivera, 67, of Plant City, claimed a $1 million top prize from THE FASTEST ROAD TO $1,000,000 Scratch-Off game using a secured drop box located at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.
Rivera chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $790,000.00.
Rivera purchased his winning ticket from Presco Food Store, located at 4612 State Road 574 in Plant City. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The $30 game, THE FASTEST ROAD TO $1,000,000, launched in February and features 155 top prizes of $1,000,000 and over $948 million in cash prizes. The game’s overall odds of winning are one-in-2.79.
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