TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Lottery announces that Astrid Mejia, 25, of Miami, claimed the first $1 million prize from the new $15,000,000 GOLD RUSH SPECIAL EDITION Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $700,000.00.
Mejia purchased her winning ticket from Lakes Mart, located at 6101 Miami Lakes Drive in Miami Lakes. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The $30 GOLD RUSH SPECIAL EDITION game launched in February and features six 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-2.60.
Scratch-Offs are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, generating more than $871 million for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in FY 2017-18, and comprising approximately 69 percent of ticket sales.
