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Jacksonville man wins $1 million from scratch-off game purchased at Winn-Dixie, Florida Lottery says

By Julia Falcon

December 12, 2025 / 11:05 AM EST / CBS Miami

CBS News Miami

A Jacksonville man is $1 million richer.

The Florida Lottery announced Friday that 61-year-old Billy Pitman claimed the prize from the $25 million Gold Rush Multiplier Scratch-Off game in November.

Pitman purchased the winning ticket from a Winn-Dixie in Jacksonville.

The scratch-off, which costs $50, features two top prizes of $25 million and 60 prizes of $1 million, according to the Florida Lottery. There is also more than $1.2 billion in total cash prizes.

The overall odds of winning the game are 1-in-4.09, the Florida Lottery said.

The Florida Lottery said scratch-offs made up 74% of ticket sales in fiscal year 2024-2025.

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Julia Falcon

Julia Falcon is a digital content producer at CBS News Texas. Julia has previously written for news outlets across Dallas-Fort Worth like the Denton Record-Chronicle, D Magazine, 1080 KRLD and 105.3 The Fan. She covers a span of topics, focusing on sports and trending topics. Every week, Julia produces a show called "Eye on Trending," where she answers top trending questions.