Florida Man Strikes $1 Million Win from a Scratch-Off Game

An incredibly lucky young man from Thonotosassa, Florida, won $1 million after purchasing a ticket from one of Florida Lottery’s popular scratcher games.

Lucky Winner Turns $50 Into $1 Million

The Lottery revealed that the fortunate winner, a 39-year-old man named Jamarr Lewter, recently scored a $1 million prize from the $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR scratch-off game.

The lucky winner purchased his ticket from 7-Eleven at 8305 West Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa. Undoubtedly, the young man did not expect to bag one of the game’s $1 million prizes. Considering that the retailer is subject to a bonus, they received $2,000 for selling the winning ticket to Lewter.

The odds of winning $1 million from the $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR scratch-off game are 1 in 185,709. At the launch of the scratch-off game, there were a total of 234 prizes of $1 million each. Considering the 39-year-old man’s windfall, there are now 90 such prizes up for grabs from the popular game.

The fortunate player recently visited the Lotter’s Tampa District Office to claim his prize. Presented with a choice, Lewter decided to receive a one-time lump cash sum. As a result, the fortunate man’s bank account grew by $640,000.

Millions of Prizes Remain in Play from the Popular Scratch-off Ticket

The cost for each $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR ticket is $50. The scratch-off game grants players a chance to win a prize between $100 and $1,000,000 per year for life.

Upon launch, the lottery game offered two of the grand prizes but only one remains in play. The chances of winning the grand prize are 1 in 21,727,995.

On the other hand, out of the 360 prizes of $50,000 each, some 133 remain in play. The odds of winning such a prize are 1 in 120,711.

Out of 2,163 prizes of $20,000 each, some 785 are up for grabs from the $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR scratch-off game, while the odds of winning such a prize are 1 in 20,091.

Many more prizes within the lower prize tiers also remain for grabs. Not unexpectedly, the highest is the number of $100 prizes with more than 3 million remaining in play.

The overall odds of securing a prize from the $50 scratch-off game are 1 in 4.5.