TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Lottery announces that Luis Calvo, 51, of Miami, and Lee Fisher, 57, of Saint Petersburg, each claimed a $1 million prize from the BILLION DOLLAR GOLD RUSH SUPREME Scratch-Off game using a secured drop box located at the Miami District Office. Calvo and Fisher each chose to receive their winnings as a one-time, lump sum payment of $880,000.00.
Calvo purchased his winning ticket from Sunflex, located at 6120 Northwest 27th Avenue in Miami. Fisher purchased his winning ticket from Publix, located at 3700 4th Street North in Saint Petersburg. Each retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The BILLION DOLLAR GOLD RUSH SUPREME game launched in February and features four top prizes of $15 million – the largest Scratch-Off top prize offered by the Florida Lottery. The game also offers 24 prizes of $1 million. The game’s overall odds of winning are one-in-2.59.
Players can also enter non-winning GOLD RUSH SUPREME tickets into the Gold Rush Supreme Bonus Play Promotion! In each of the eight drawings, one player will win a growing jackpot prize starting at $10,000, five players will each win $5,000, 15 players will each win $1,000, and 20 players will each win $500. For more information, visit www.flalottery.com.
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.
Florida Lottery offices are currently open to the public by appointment only for players with prizes valued at $600 or more. Payers can request a claim appointment at Headquarters and district offices through the Lottery’s website, at www.flalottery.com/howToClaim. Players can still utilize the secured drop box located at each district office or mail tickets to Florida Lottery Headquarters or a district office.
