The Florida Lottery recently announced that Edis Gutierrez Garcia, of Fort Pierce, claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH scratch-off game.
The St. Lucie County man chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.00.
The Florida winner purchased his winning ticket from Town Star Convenience Store, located at 6602 Midway Road in Fort Pierce. The retailer received a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning scratch-off ticket.
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 are two top prizes and plenty of smaller winning amounts remaining according to the Florida Lottery.
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.
