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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2023

MIAMI DADE COUNTY MAN CLAIMS $1 MILLION PRIZE
PLAYING THE 500X THE CASH SCRATCH-OFF GAME

TALLAHASSEE- Today, the Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that Claudy Charles, 55, of Homestead claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. Charles chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.00.

Charles purchased his winning ticket from Amerika Gas Station, located at 1541 Southeast 12th Avenue in Homestead. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.

The $50 game, 500X THE CASH, 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 in fiscal year 2021-2022. Since inception, Scratch-Off games have generated more than $17.77 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).

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The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $44 billion to enhance education and sending more than 950,000 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 $87.5 billion in prizes and made more than 3,500 people millionaires. For more information, please visit, please visit www.flalottery.com.

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