The Florida Lottery recently announced that Jennifer HercherAllen, of Tarpon Springs, claimed a $1 million top prize from The Cash Wheel scratch-off game.
The Pinellas County woman chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $605,016.40.
The Central Florida winner purchased her winning ticket from Publix, located at 40932 U.S. Highway 19 N. in Tarpon Springs. The retailer received a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning scratch-off ticket.
She claimed her winning prize at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.
For $5, The Cash Wheel scratch-off game offers over $62 million in total cash prizes, including 4.3 million winning tickets. There are two top prizes remaining according to the Florida Lottery.
The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.05.
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 $100.2 billion in prizes and created more than 4,300 millionaires.
