MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A woman from Miami-Dade County turned $5 into a $1 million prize after playing the Gold Rush Doubler scratch-off game, Lottery officials confirmed this week.
According to the Florida Lottery, Susana Lopez, 37, of Homestead, claimed her prize Wednesday at the Lottery’s Miami District Office.
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She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $685,000.
Reed bought the winning ticket from Love’s Travel Shop in Moore Haven, which is located on the southwest shoreline of Lake Okeechobee.
The store will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning scratch-off ticket.
“The $5 Gold Rush Doubler game features more than $188 million in cash prizes, including 28 top prizes of $1 million!” the Florida Lottery said in a news release. “The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-3.98.”