The Florida Lottery recently announced that Gail Riola, of North Port, claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH scratch-off game.
The Sarasota County woman chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.00.
She purchased her winning ticket from RaceTrac, located at 18999 Tamiami Trail in North Port. The retailer received a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning scratch-off ticket.
The Florida winner claimed the prize at the Lottery’s Fort Myers District Office.
The $50 500X THE CASH scratch-off game features a top prize of $25 million, the largest ever offered on a Florida scratch-off game, and the best odds to become an instant millionaire. There is one top prize remaining and many $1 million prizes still remaining.
With more than $1.66 billion in cash prizes, this game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.23.
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 $63.1 billion in prizes, created 2,175 millionaires, and generated more than $19.24 billion for the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).
The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $47 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 more than $95.7 billion in prizes and made more than 4,000 people millionaires.
