A Florida man claimed a $1 million prize playing a scratch-off game.
The Florida Lottery recently announced that Antonio Garcia Avila, of LaBelle, claimed a $1 million prize from the Bonus Letter Crossword scratch-off game. He claimed his winning prize at the lottery’s Fort Myers District Office.
The Florida man chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.
Garcia Avila purchased his winning ticket from Patson Discount Tobacco and Smoke Shop, located at 216 S. Main Street in LaBelle.
For $5, explore the world of words in the Bonus Letter Crossword scratch-off game for a chance to win $1 million instantly. This word-themed game offered over $76.6 million in cash prizes, including 10 top prizes of $1 million. There is one top prize remaining according to the Florida Lottery.
The game’s overall odds are 1-in-4.
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 $70.8 billion in prizes, created 2,475 millionaires, and generated more than $20.98 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.
