Florida Lottery Hands Out Several $1M+ Jackpots

The Florida Lottery announced several recipients of huge jackpot prizes. Since Wednesday, the lottery has minted four new millionaires, three of which won their prizes via scratch-off tickets.

Hillsborough County Man Wins $1M Playing the Lottery

On Thursday, the Florida Lottery announced that a Valrico man has claimed a $1 million top prize from the lottery’s office in Tampa District. According to the lottery’s official report, Roger Shackelford, 67, won the prize from a $5 MILLIONAIRE MAKER scratch-off ticket.

The lottery noted that Shackleford opted to receive his prize as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.

The winning ticket was reportedly purchased from Publix, located at 3461 Lithia Pinecrest Road in Valrico. The shop was provided a one-time bonus of $2,000 for selling the winning ticket.

MILLIONAIRE MAKER was launched last Мay and featured six top prizes of $1 million and a total of $79 million in prizes.

Duval County Winner Scoops Up $1M from Scratch-off Ticket

On the same day, the Florida Lottery also announced that a separate man from Jacksonville had claimed a $1 million prize. The lucky winner, Harold Riley, 61, won this life-changing sum from the $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR scratch-off game. A ticket for this game costs $50 and provides players with a shot at one of 234 $1 million prizes.

When Riley visited the lottery’s office in the city, he chose the lump-sum option, taking $640,000 home.

The winning ticket was purchased from RK’s Food Mart on Beach Boulevard in Jacksonville. The store was given a $2,000 bonus for selling the ticket.

Lee County Woman Claims $2M Jackpot

A day earlier, Jennifer Gil, 36, of Cape Coral, visited the lottery HQ in Tallahassee to claim a $2 million JACKPOT TRIPLE PLAY top prize. Unlike the other two winners, she won her prize from the JACKPOT TRIPLE PLAY drawing, which took place on October 22, 2024.

Like many lottery players, she selected the one-time, lump-sum option payment, thus taking $1,224,349.

The Florida Lottery noted that Gil’s JACKPOT TRIPLE PLAY Quick Pick ticket was purchased from Fresco Y Mas #389 Liquor, a retailer located at 18302 Southwest 137th Avenue in Miami. The shop received a one-time $1,000 commission for selling the ticket.

Hendry County Man Wins $1M from Scratcher

On Wednesday, the Florida Lottery awarded yet another $1 million prize. This mouth-watering sum was won by J Guadalupe Leon, 68, of Clewiston. The man secured the prize via a $50 500X THE CASH scratch-off ticket he purchased from Ahern’s Service Center & Conv Store, located at 1198 US 27 North in Moore Haven.

Leon selected the lump-sum payment of $640,000. In the meantime, the shop received a $2,000 bonus for selling the ticket.

The 500X THE CASH game features a total prize pool of a staggering $1.66 billion and a top prize of $25 million – the largest scratch-off jackpot in the history of the state.