PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. – A Palm Beach man won big after purchasing a ticket for a Florida Lottery scratch-off game, Lottery officials announced Friday.
John Freudberg, of Jupiter, claimed his $1 million prize from the 500X The Cash scratch-off game this week at the Lottery’s Gainesville District Office.
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He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.
According to the Florida Lottery, Freudberg purchased his winning ticket from a Winn Dixie in Palm Beach Gardens.
The business will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning 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 Florida Lottery said in a news release. “The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.50.”
📣 Exciting news! John Freudberg, president of JHF Consultants, Inc., from Jupiter, claimed a whopping $1 million prize playing the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game! 💰 Congratulations, John! 👏 pic.twitter.com/oPc9wyPaLQ
— Florida Lottery (@floridalottery) June 16, 2023