The Florida Lottery recently announced that John Eichinger Jr., of Port Orange, claimed a $15 million top prize from the $15,000,000 Gold Rush Multiplier scratch-off game.
The Volusia County man chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $8,968,000.
The Central Florida winner turned $30 into $15 million when he purchased his winning ticket from Wawa, located at 1031 Dunlawton Avenue in Port Orange. The retailer received a $30,000 bonus commission for selling the winning scratch-off ticket.
He claimed his winning prize at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.
The $30 scratch-off game, $15,000,000 Gold Rush Multiplier, launched in September and features four top prizes of $15 million and six prizes of $1 million. This game also features more than $489 million in total cash prizes. There are two top prizes remaining according to the Florida Lottery.
The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-2.60.
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 $65.5 billion in prizes, created 2,283 millionaires, and generated more than $19.80 billion for the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).
The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $48 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 over $98.6 billion in prizes and created more than 4,200 millionaires.
