The Florida Lottery announced that Shuangjie Fan, of Wellington, claimed the $5,000 a week for life top prize from the $5,000 A Week For Life scratch-off game.
The South Florida man chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $3,897,000.
The Palm Beach County winner purchased his winning ticket from Wellington Marathon, located at 2741 S. State Road 7 in Wellington.
He claimed his winning prize at the Lottery’s West Palm Beach District Office.
For just $10, win over $158 million in total cash prizes with the new $5,000 A Week For Life scratch-off game. Players can win one of four top prizes of $5,000 a week for life. There are two top prizes remaining according to the Florida Lottery.
The game’s overall odds of winning are 1 in 3.30.
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.
