Texas resident scores $1 million on Florida scratch-off lottery ticket
A bloke hailing from the Lone Star State of Texas turned his life upside down with a jaw-dropping million-dollar payday, courtesy of a scratch-off ticket in the Florida sunshine.
A lil' over a month ago, the 30-year-old lucky chap scooped the life-altering prize from a ticket he purchased at Walmart Liquor Box on Del Prado Boulevard S. in Cape Coral, Florida.
The $50 scratch-off ticket transformed into a life-changing $1m prize—earning him the status of a $1m winner from the $1,000,000 A Year For Life Spectacular scratch-off game.
The retailer who sold the winning ticket bagged a sweet $2,000 bonus commission for the lucky break.
Just weeks after striking it rich, the Texas resident made the trip down to Tallahassee to claim his prize.
The winner decided on a one-time payment of $640,000, opting out of a yearly payment of $1m.
With millions going to his bank account, the mystery man left no stone unturned when it came to keeping his plans for the prize under wraps.
At the current count, more than $1.6bn in cash prizes remain up for grabs from the $1,000,000 A Year For Life Spectacular scratch-off game in Florida. This high-stakes game makes up a whopping 74% of the Florida Lottery's ticket sales, contributing to its popularity.
Quite a number of folks—nearly 2,300, to be exact—have become millionaires in Florida thanks to scratch-off games, with over $65.5bn in prizes being handed out.
More scratches, more chances to become a millionaire
Although the top prizes of $1m a year for life have already been claimed in the launch of the $1,000,000 A Year For Life scratch-off game, there are still 54 tier-two prizes of $1m each waiting to change someone's life. The odds of winning one of these prizes are approximately 1 in 185,709.
A tier-three prize guarantees a cool $50,000, and with 84 such prizes remaining, the odds of claiming one are approximately 1 in 120,711.
The game also offers a plethora of smaller prizes ranging from $20,000 to $100. In total, there are still plenty of winnable prizes within the lower prize tiers.
The overall odds of winning any prize from the $1,000,000 A Year For Life Spectacular game hover around 1 in 4.5.
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Engaged in the thrilling world of casino-gambling, the Texas winner opted for a different route to fortune, choosing a Florida Lotteries scratch-off ticket over casino-games. Despite the top prizes of $1m a year for life already being claimed, millions in smaller casino-games-like prizes remain up for grabs in the $1,000,000 A Year For Life Spectacular game.
