Manatee County Woman Wins $1 Million on Florida Lotto Scratch Off Ticket
PLAYING THE $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR SCRATCH-OFF GAME
TALLAHASSEE - August 15, 2023 the Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that Heather Hancock, 47, of Parrish, claimed a $1 million prize at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee from the $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR Scratch-Off game. She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.00.
Hancock purchased her winning ticket from Rose Park Deli, located at 8003 US Highway 301 North in Parrish.
The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
"I couldn't believe it," Hancock said. "I kept looking at my number and the matching number at the top, thinking, 'Is this real?' I didn't sleep at all last night!"
The $50 Scratch-Off game, $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR launched in February and features two top prizes of $1 million a year for life and 234 prizes of $1 million! This game also features more than $1.6 billion in cash prizes. 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 72 percent of ticket sales in fiscal year 2022-2023. 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).
ABOUT THE FLORIDA LOTTERY
The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $44 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 13,500 Lottery retailers and transfers to education. Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid more than $87.5 billion in prizes and made more than 3,500 people millionaires. For more information, please visit www.flalottery.com.
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