MIAMI – A 61-year-old man is now $1 million dollars richer, after claiming a prize from the 50X THE CASH Scratch-Off Florida Lottery game.
The Florida Lottery announced Thursday that Jose Canetti Valdesuso purchased his winning ticket from Red Brick Liquors, located at 4351 Northwest 7th Street in Miami.
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Valdesuso chose to receive his winnings as a one-time lump-sum payment of $820,000.
The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The $5 game, 50X THE CASH, launched in January and features more than $215 million in cash prizes, including 12 top prizes of $1,000,000! The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-3.90.
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.