GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Today, the Florida Lottery announces that Angelique Hernandez, 44, of Ocala, claimed a $1 million prize from the GOLD RUSH LEGACY Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee on February 5. Hernandez chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.00. Hernandez turned $20 into $1 million when she purchased her winning ticket from Publix, located at 10301 SE U.S. Highway 441 in Belleview.
The $20 Scratch-Off game, GOLD RUSH LEGACY , launched in April 2024 and features four top prizes of $10 million and 20 prizes of $1 million! This game also features more than $894 million in total cash prizes. The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-2.97.
Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 74 percent of ticket sales in fiscal year 2024-2025. Additionally, since inception, Scratch-Off games have awarded more than $72.2 billion in prizes, created 2,510 millionaires, and generated more than $21.28 billion for the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund.
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The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $50 billion to enhance education and sending more than one million students to Florida’s colleges, universities, and technical schools through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The Florida Lottery reinvests 99 percent of its revenue into Florida’s economy through prize payouts, commissions to more than 13,600 Lottery retailers, and transfers to education. Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid over $106.5 billion in prizes and created more than 4,521 millionaires.