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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2022

MADISON COUNTY MAN WINS $2 MILLION TOP PRIZE
PLAYING THE 100X THE CASH SCRATCH-OFF GAME
~ Man's Best Friend Helps Player Win $2 Million! ~

TALLAHASSEE - Today, the Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that Leonard Linton, 42, of Pinetta, claimed a $2 million top prize from the 100X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,645,000.00.

Linton credits the big, $2 million-dollar win to his tiny, pregnant dachshund named Ivy. Linton received a call that Ivy was not feeling well. To get to her as quickly as possible, Linton took a different route home stopping at Stop N Shop located on 540 East Howard Street in Live Oak, where he made a quick pit stop. When asked if he had any big plans, Linton responded, "I still can't believe it. This is life-changing, but I'm definitely getting Ivy a new kennel!" The retailer will receive a $4,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.

The $10 game 100X THE CASH, launched in January and features more than $337.9 million in cash prizes, including eight top prizes of $2,000,000! The game's overall odds of winning are 1-in-3.44.

Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery's portfolio of games, comprising approximately 75 percent of ticket sales and generating more than $1.3 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in fiscal year 2020-21.

ABOUT THE FLORIDA LOTTERY

The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $41 billion to enhance education and sending more than 917,000 students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The Florida Lottery reinvests 99 percent of its revenue back into Florida's economy through prize payouts, commissions to more than 13,000 Lottery retailers, and transfers to education. Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid more than $80.5 billion in prizes and made more than 3,500 people millionaires. For more information, please visit www.flalottery.com.

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