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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 2023

ESCAMBIA COUNTY MAN WINS $1 MILLION TWICE
PLAYING THE 500X THE CASH SCRATCH-OFF GAME

TALLAHASSEE - Today, the Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that Scottie Grant, 58, of Molino, continues his lucky streak claiming a second $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.00.

"I'm back!" Grant said, smiling broadly. Grant's trip to Lottery Headquarters is his second since December 2022, when he won $1 million playing the same Scratch-Off game.

Grant purchased his winning ticket at Circle Food Mart, located at 2000 North T Street in Pensacola. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.

The $50 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game 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).

ABOUT THE FLORIDA LOTTERY

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 13,500 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 www.flalottery.com.