Bradenton Man Wins $1 Million on a Florida Lotto Scratch Off Ticket
A MANATEE COUNTY MAN WINS $1 MILLION - PLAYING THE 50X THE CASH SCRATCH-OFF GAME
~ Top Prize Won in Bradenton! ~
TALLAHASSEE- The Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that Terry Huffine, of Bradenton, claimed a $1 million top prize from the 50X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at the Lottery's Fort Myers District Office. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.00.
Huffine purchased his winning ticket from Publix, located at 6030 14th Street West in Bradenton. That’s the Publix at Bayshore Gardens
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 in fiscal year 2021-2022. Additionally, since inception, Scratch-Off games have generated more than $17.06 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).
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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.
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