LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man claimed a $1 million prize from a scratch-off ticket he purchased in Lakeland, according to the Florida Lottery.
Larry Hamilton, 46, of Kissimmee purchased his winning ticket from KK Food Mart, located at 4275 New Tampa Highway in Lakeland. The retailer received a $2,000 bonus for the sale.
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The prize was won on the $50 500X THE CASH scratch-off game, which features a top prize of $25 million. The game offers more than $1.66 billion in total cash prizes, with a 1-in-4.23 chance of winning.
Hamilton claimed his prize as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.
Since the inception of Florida’s scratch-off games, more than $63.1 billion have been awarded in prizes and nearly $20 billion has been generated for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund.
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