TALLAHASSEE – Two South Floridians won a million dollars each playing the Florida Lottery’s 500X THE CASH scratch-off game.
Carlos Romero, 62, of Miami Lakes, and Stephanie Wright, 54, of Miami Gardens, each selected to obtain their winnings in a one-time lump-sum fee of $820,000.
Romero purchased his successful ticket from a Publix retailer at 15000 Miami Lakes Drive East. Wright bought hers at a Raceway, situated at 19851 Northwest 57th Avenue in Miami Gardens.
Each retailer will obtain a $2,000 bonus for promoting the successful tickets.
The $50 game, 500X THE CASH, options a prime prize of $25 million, the most important ever supplied on a Florida scratch-off game. The game’s total odds of successful are 1-in-4.50.
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