ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An Orlando man won a $1 million prize this week playing the Florida Lottery’s “500X THE CASH” scratch-off game.
David Nguyen claimed his winnings Thursday at the Florida Lottery’s Orlando District Office as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000, according to a news release.
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He purchased the winning ticket from a Publix located at 10250 Curry Ford Road, which will receive a $2,000 bonus for selling it, the release states.
500X THE CASH is a $50 game featuring a top prize of $25 million, what the Florida Lottery said in a statement is the largest grand prize ever offered in any of its scratch-off games.
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The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.50, the statement reads.
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