One Florida woman kicks off her holiday season with a substantial gift.
Tuesday, the Florida Lottery announced Sarah Caceres, 44, of Winter Haven, claimed a $1 million prize from the $5 MONOPOLY™ SECRET VAULT Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. Caceres chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $576,900.00.
Caceres purchased her winning ticket from Citgo Express, located at 4850 Cypress Gardens Road in Winter Haven. The retailer received a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
This game has overall odds of 1-in-3.95, and offers $132 million in cash prizes, including six top prizes of $1 million, and features more than 9.5 million winning tickets.
Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 74 percent of ticket sales in fiscal year 2023-2024. Additionally, since inception, Scratch-Off games have awarded more than $64.3 billion in prizes, created 2,230 millionaires, and generated more than $19.50 billion for the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).
The Florida Lottery contributes more than $47 billion to enhance education and supports more than 983,000 students attend college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The Florida Lottery reinvests 99 percent of its revenue into Florida’s economy through prize payouts, commissions to more than 13,600 Lottery retailers, and transfers to education.
Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid over $97.1 billion in prizes and created more than 4,100 millionaires. For more information, please visit www.floridalottery.com.
