TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Lottery announces that Carlos Colon, 68, of Margate, claimed the first $2 million top prize from the MONOPOLY™ BONUS SPECTACULAR Scratch-Off game using a secured drop box located at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,615,000.00.
Colon purchased his winning ticket from Margate Mini Mart, located at 7600 Margate Boulevard in Margate. The retailer will receive a $4,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The $10 MONOPOLY BONUS SPECTACULAR game launched in July and features more than $162 million in cash prizes, including four top prizes of $2 million! The game’s overall odds of winning are one-in-3.44.
Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 75 percent of ticket sales and generating more than $1 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in fiscal year 2019-20.
To help protect employees and players during the COVID-19 outbreak, Florida Lottery Headquarters and district offices remain closed to the public until further notice. Players who have winning tickets are encouraged to utilize the Lottery’s secured drop box located at each district office or mail tickets to Florida Lottery Headquarters or their nearest district office. All claim deadlines have been extended, giving players the option to hold on to winning tickets and wait to claim any prizes until Lottery offices reopen to the public. For more information, please visit www.flalottery.com/closures.
