The Florida Lottery recently announced that Dianna Baker, of Inglis, claimed a $2?million?top prize from the FLORIDA 100X THE CASH?scratch-off game.
The Levy County woman chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,390,000.00.
Baker purchased her winning ticket from Kwik Stop, located at 529 US Highway 40 West in Inglis. The retailer received a $4,000 bonus commission for selling the winning scratch-off ticket.
She claimed the Florida 100X The Cash top prize?at the Lottery’s Gainesville District Office.
Scratch-off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 74 percent of ticket sales in fiscal year 2023-2024. Additionally, since inception, scratch-off games have awarded more than $63.1 billion in prizes, created 2,175 millionaires, and generated more than $19.24 billion for the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).
The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $46 billion to enhance education and sending more than 983,000 students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The Florida Lottery reinvests 99 percent of its revenue into Florida’s economy through prize payouts, commissions to more than 13,600 Lottery retailers, and transfers to education. Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid more than $95.7 billion in prizes and made more than 4,000 people millionaires.
