Florida woman claims $1 million prize playing Lottery scratch-off game

Nena Nau, 55, of Port St. Lucie won the $1M grand prize playing a Lottery scratch-off game in her hometown. (Florida Lottery)

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – A Florida woman won $1 million playing the 500X The Cash scratch-off game, Florida Lottery officials confirmed Tuesday.

Nena Nau, 55, of Port St. Lucie, claimed her prize this week at Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee.

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According to Lottery officials, she chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.

Nau purchased her winning ticket from a Cumberland Farms gas station in her hometown.

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.”


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