The Florida Lottery recently announced that Nubia Fagot, of Hialeah, claimed a $5 million top prize from the $5,000,000 Crossword Cash scratch-off game.
The Miami-Dade County woman chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $3,262,138.
The South Florida winner purchased her winning ticket from Beacon Service Station, located at 8399 NW 12th Street in Doral. The retailer received a $10,000 bonus commission for selling the winning scratch-off ticket.
She claimed her winning prize at the Lottery’s Miami District Office.
For $20, players could win up to $5 million instantly playing the $5,000,000 Crossword Cash scratch-off game. This word-themed game offered over $239.6 million in cash prizes, including four top prizes of $5 million. There are zero top prizes remaining and two $1 million prizes remaining according to the Florida Lottery.
The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-2.90.
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.
I hope she’s smart with her winnings! So many winners GO BROKE quick. Congrats!