TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Lottery announces that John Wiggins, 60, of Cantonment, claimed a $1 million prize from the $5,000,000 GOLD RUSH CLASSIC Scratch-Off game at the Pensacola District Office. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $710,000.00.
Wiggins purchased his winning ticket from Tom Thumb, located at 6495 North West Street in Pensacola. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The $20 game, $5,000,000 GOLD RUSH CLASSIC, launched in October 2018 and gives players the opportunity to win up to $5,000,000. Overall odds of winning are one-in-2.99.
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.
