A Florida man claimed the top prize from the $10,000 A Week For Life scratch-off game, winning millions of dollars.
The Florida Lottery recently announced that Ramon Cabo, of Lakewood Ranch, claimed the $10,000 a week for life top prize from the $10,000 A Week For Life scratch-off game.
The Florida man chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $7,752,000.
Cabo purchased his winning ticket from Walmart, located at 6225 E. State Road 64 in Bradenton.
The winner claimed his top prize at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.
For $20, the $10,000 A Week For Life scratch-off game offers over $225 million in total cash prizes. Players have a chance to win one of four top prizes of $10,000 a week for life. There are three top prizes remaining according to the Florida Lottery.
Overall odds of winning are 1 in 2.96.
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.
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