Miami woman wins $2 million prize playing Florida Lottery scratch-off game
TALLAHASSEE -A Miami woman won a two million-dollar prize playing the Florida Lottery's 100X The Cash scratch-off game.
Virginia Alvarez chose to receive her winnings in a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,280,000.
Alvarez bought her winning ticket from Government Discount on NW 7 Street in Miami. The store will receive a $4,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
The $10 scratch-off game, 100X The Cash, features more than $243.4 million in cash prizes, including over 10 top prizes of $2 million. The overall odds of winning a prize are about 1 in 3.5.
Scratch-off games made up about 74% of Florida Lottery ticket sales in its 2023-2024 fiscal year. They've generated nearly $19.5 billion for the state's Educational Enhancement Trust Fund.
The Florida Lottery has contributed more than $47 billion to enhance education and sent more than 983,000 students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program.
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