The Florida Lottery recently announced that Nargis Banu, of Kissimmee, claimed a $1 million prize from the BILLION DOLLAR GOLD RUSH SUPREME scratch-off game at the Lottery’s Orlando District Office.
The Osceola County woman chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $880,000.00.
The Central Florida winner purchased her winning ticket from Super Star Food Store, located at 1202 Old Polk City Road in Haines City. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning scratch-off ticket.
The $30 THE BILLION DOLLAR GOLD RUSH SUPREME scratch-off game launched in February 2021 and features four top prizes of $15 million. The game also features 24 prizes of $1 million. The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-2.59.
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 $59.5 billion in prizes, created 1,947 millionaires, and generated more than $18.39 billion for the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).
The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $45 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 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 $91.2 billion in prizes and made more than 3,800 people millionaires.
