The Florida Lottery announced that Jessica Lewis, of Caryville, claimed a $1 million prize from the Triple Red 777’s scratch-off game.
The North Florida woman chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $584,000.
The winner purchased her winning ticket from Circle K, located at 416 S. Waukesha Street in Bonifay in Holmes County.
She claimed her prize at the Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.
For $5, the TRIPLE RED 777’S Scratch-Off game offers over $55 million in cash prizes, including more than four million winning tickets. There is one top prize remaining according to the Florida Lottery.
Overall odds of winning are 1-in-3.92.
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.
