Woman wins $1 million playing Florida Lottery scratch-off game at Publix

Maree Beavers, 62, of Elgin, won the $1 million prize after playing a Florida Lottery scratch-off game. (Florida Lottery)

SARASOTA, Fla. – A 62-year-old Illinois woman claimed her $1 million winnings this week after playing the 300X The Cash scratch-off game, Florida Lottery officials confirmed Friday.

Maree Beavers, of Elgin, chose to receive her winnings in annual installments over the next 25 years.

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She claimed her prize at the Lottery’s Tampa District Office.

According to Lottery officials, Beavers purchased her winning ticket from a Publix, located at 5100 Clark Road in Sarasota.

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

“The $30 game, 300X THE CASH, launched in September 2021 and features 32 top prizes of $5 million and 100 prizes of $1 million!” the Florida Lottery said in a news release. “Additionally, this ticket is filled with more than 33,000 prizes of $1,000 to $100,000! The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-2.65.”


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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.