Miami man wins top prize in Florida Lottery's "$50,000 A Year For Life" scratch-off game
TALLAHASSEE - A Miami man received some cold hard cash before the holiday after hitting it big with a Florida Lottery "$50,000 A Year For Life" scratch-off ticket.
Moises Hernandez won a million-dollar top prize and chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $815,000.
Hernandez bought his winning ticket from Guerrero Market on SW 8 Avenue in Miami. The store received a $2,000 bonus commission.
The $2 game features more than 8.4 million winning tickets and over $52 million in cash prizes, including eight top prizes of $50,000 a year for life, according to the Florida Lottery.
The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 4.43.
Scratch-off games are an important part of the Florida Lottery, they made up approximately 74% of ticket sales in 2022-2023. Since their inception, scratch-off games have generated more than $19.5 billion for the state's Educational Enhancement Trust Fund.
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