A Sarasota Woman Wins $1 Million on a $5 FL Lotto Scratch Off Ticket
PLAYING THE 50X THE CASH SCRATCH-OFF GAME
~ Top Prize Win in Sarasota! ~
TALLAHASSEE — 4-24-23
The Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that Leslye Jaramillo, 37, 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 $890,000.00.
Jaramillo purchased her winning ticket from Super Stop, located at 3138 17th Street in Sarasota. That’s the convenience store at the corner of Lockwood Ridge and 17th St. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The $5 game, 50X THE CASH, features more than $131 million in cash prizes, including 15 top prizes of $1,000,000! The game's overall odds of winning are 1-in-3.97.
This is 2nd BIG Sarasota Winner in 2 weeks, a Breadenton Man WON $5 Million on a Scratch off Ticket he bought in Sarasota last week.
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. Since inception, Scratch-Off games have generated more than $17.69 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).
ABOUT THE FLORIDA LOTTERY
The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $43 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 $85.8 billion in prizes and made more than 3,500 people millionaires. For more information, please visit www.flalottery.com.
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