The Florida Lottery recently announced that Ana Larsen, of Lake Worth, claimed a top prize of $5 million from the Monopoly Secret Vault scratch-off game.
The Palm Beach County woman chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $2,884,920.
The South Florida winner turned $20 into $5 million when she purchased her winning ticket from 7-Eleven, located at 7031 Jog Road in Lake Worth. The retailer received a $10,000 bonus commission for selling the winning scratch-off ticket.
She claimed her winning prize at the Lottery’s West Palm Beach District Office.
The $20 Monopoly Secret Vault scratch-off game launched in July and features four top prizes of $5 million. There are two top prizes remaining according to the Florida Lottery.
With overall odds of 1-in-2.95, this game offers over $329 million in total cash prizes and features 7.3 million winning tickets.
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.
