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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

TWO PLAYERS FROM MIAMI-DADE COUNTY EACH WIN
$1 MILLION FROM THE 500X THE CASH SCRATCH-OFF GAME

TALLAHASSEE--Today, the Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that Carlos Romero, 62, of Miami Lakes, and Stephanie Wright, 54, of Miami Gardens, each claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at the Lottery's Miami District Office.

Romero chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump sum payment of $820,000.00. He purchased his winning ticket from Publix, located at 15000 Miami Lakes Drive East in Miami Lakes. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.

Wright also chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump sum payment of $820,000.00. She purchased her winning ticket from Raceway, located at 19851 Northwest 57th Avenue in Miami Gardens. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.

The $50 game, 500X THE CASH, launched in February and features a top prize of $25 million—the largest ever offered on a Florida Scratch-Off game—and the best odds to become an instant millionaire! The game's overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.50.

Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery's portfolio of games, comprising approximately 77 percent of ticket sales and generating more than $1.8 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in fiscal year 2021-22.

ABOUT THE FLORIDA LOTTERY

The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $42 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 $82.4 billion in prizes and made more than 3,500 people millionaires. For more information, please visit www.flalottery.com.

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