Steven Plunkett, (VOLUSIA COUNTY), CLAIMS $1 MILLION PLAYING THE $20 GOLD RUSH CLASSIC SCRATCH-OFF

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TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Lottery announces that Steven Plunkett, 64, of Orange City, claimed a $1 million prize in the $20 GOLD RUSH CLASSIC Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $710,000.00.

Plunkett purchased his winning ticket from Lil’ Sammy’s Food Mart, located at 2135 South Volusia Avenue in Orange City. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.

The $20 GOLD RUSH CLASSIC game 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-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.

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