The Florida Lottery recently announced that Tracy Payne, of Leesburg, claimed a $2 million top prize from the Triple Jackpot scratch-off game.
The Lake County woman chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,209,700.
The Central Florida winner purchased her winning ticket from Publix, located at 27615 U.S. Highway 27 in Leesburg. The retailer received a $4,000 bonus commission for selling the winning scratch-off ticket.
She claimed her winning prize at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.
For $10, the Triple Jackpot scratch-off game offers more than $132 million in total cash prizes, including four top prizes of $2 million. There are two top prizes remaining according to the Florida Lottery.
The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-3.49.
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.
