A Central Florida claimed a $1 million prize from a scratch-off game.
The Florida Lottery recently announced that Jessica Henri, of Tarpon Springs, claimed a $1 million prize from the $1,000,000 Holiday Ca$h scratch-off game.
The Central Florida woman chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $606,700.
The Pinellas County purchased her winning ticket from Publix, located at 40932 U.S. Highway 19 N. in Tarpon Springs.
She claimed her winning prize at the lottery’s Tampa District Office.
The $20 $1,000,000 Holiday Ca$h scratch-off game delivers a big top prize of $1 million. With chances to win up to 21 times per ticket, this game features more than 3 million winning tickets and over $125 million in total cash prizes. There is one top prize remaining according to the Florida Lottery.
Overall odds of winning are 1-in-2.68.
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 $66.9 billion in prizes, created 2,350 millionaires, and generated more than $20.09 billion for the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).
The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $49 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 13,550 Lottery retailers, and transfers to education. Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid over $104.8 billion in prizes and created more than 4,475 millionaires.
