Florida woman wins $1 million playing Lottery scratch-off game

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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida woman took home a $1 million prize after playing the Diamond Mine 20X scratch-off game, Lottery officials announced Friday.

According to Lottery officials, Mary Walker, 56, of Winter Park, claimed her prize at the Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.

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Walker chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $695,000.00.

She purchased her winning ticket from a Circle K gas station in Eustis, a city in Lake County.

The store will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling a winning scratch-off ticket.

“Become an instant millionaire with the DIAMOND MINE 20X Scratch-Off game! This $10 gem offers more than $158 million in cash prizes and four top prizes of $1 million!” The Florida Lottery said in a news release. “The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-3.32.”


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Ryan Mackey is a Digital Journalist at WPLG. He was born in Long Island, New York, and has lived in Sunrise, Florida since 1994.

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