Florida Lottery Awards Over $4 Million in Scratch-Off Prizes to Lucky Winners

A 22-year-old woman from Fort Myers, Florida, won $1 million on a $50 scratch-off ticket purchased from Publix. Salma Fajardo chose to receive a lump-sum payment of $820,000. The scratch-off game, 500X THE CASH, offers a top prize of $25 million. Scratch-off games in Florida have awarded over $57.1 billion in prizes and created 1,802 millionaires, generating more than $17.77 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund.