On October 23, the Florida Lottery announced that Larry Hamilton, 46, of Kissimmee, claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. Hamilton chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.00.
Hamilton purchased his winning ticket from KK Food Mart, located at 4275 New Tampa Highway in Lakeland. The retailer received a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The $50 Scratch-Off game, 500X THE CASH, features over 10 million winning tickets, with a top prize of $25 million! This ticket offers more than $1.66 billion in total cash prizes. The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.23.\
Scratch-off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 74 percent of ticket sales in fiscal year 2023-2024.
Additionally, since inception, Scratch-Off games have awarded more than $63.1 billion in prizes, created 2,175 millionaires, and generated more than $19.24 billion for the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).
