Florida man wins $1 million playing Lottery scratch-off game

John Frint (Florida Lottery)

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida man won $1 million playing the 500X The Cash scratch-off game, Lottery officials confirmed Tuesday.

John Frint, of Dunnellon, claimed his prize this week at the Lottery’s Gainesville District Office.

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

Frint purchased his winning ticket from Plaza Food Mart in his 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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Ryan Mackey is a Digital Journalist at WPLG. He was born in Long Island, New York, and has lived in Sunrise, Florida since 1994.

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