The Florida Lottery recently announced that Gerry Collins, of Port Charlotte, claimed a $5 million top prize from The Perfect Gift scratch-off game.
The Charlotte County woman chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $2,989,062.
The Southwest Florida winner purchased her winning ticket from Publix, located at 24051 Peachland Boulevard in Port Charlotte. The retailer received a $10,000 bonus commission for selling the winning scratch-off ticket.
She claimed her winning prize ?at the Lottery’s Fort Myers District Office.
For $20, The Perfect Gift scratch-off game offers more than $178 million in total cash prizes, including four top prizes of $5 million. There are two top prizes remaining according to the Florida Lottery.
The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-2.79.
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 $65.5 billion in prizes, created 2,283 millionaires, and generated more than $19.80 billion for the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).
The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $48 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 13,600 Lottery retailers, and transfers to education. Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid over $98.6 billion in prizes and created more than 4,200 millionaires.
