Sarasota Woman Wins $1 Million from Florida Lottery scratch off ticket

Sarasota Woman Wins $1 Million from Florida Lottery scratch off ticket

SARASOTA WOMAN WINS $1 MILLION

PLAYING THE 50X THE CASH SCRATCH-OFF GAME

TALLAHASSEE- Tuesday, November 8th, the Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that Mary Vitullo, 63, of Sarasota, claimed a $1 million top prize from the 50X 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.

Vitullo purchased her winning ticket from Publix, located at 6543 South Tamiami Trail in Sarasota. That is the Publix at the corner of Stickney Point and US 41.

The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.

The $5 game, 50X THE CASH , launched in January and features more than $215 million in cash prizes, including 12 top prizes of $1,000,000! The game's overall odds of winning are 1-in-3.90.

Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery's portfolio of games, comprising approximately 77 percent of ticket sales and generating more than $7.02 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in fiscal year 2021-22.

ABOUT THE FLORIDA LOTTERY

The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $42 billion to enhance education and sending more than 950,000 students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The Florida Lottery reinvests 99 percent of its revenue back into Florida's economy through prize payouts, commissions to more than 13,000 Lottery retailers, and transfers to education. Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid more than $85.1 billion in prizes and made more than 3,500 people millionaires. For more information, please visit www.flalottery.com.