ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that Johnnie Pleicones Jr., 61, of Orlando, claimed a $1 million prize from the FLORIDA 300X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $695,500.00.

Pleicones purchased his winning ticket from ITIG Quick Mart, located at 7105 S. Orange Avenue in Orlando. The retailer received a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.

The $30 Scratch-Off game, FLORIDA 300X THE CASH, launched in September 2022 and features more than $1 billion in cash prizes, including four life-changing top prizes of $15 million! The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-2.93.

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 $65.5 billion in prizes, created 2,283 millionaires, and generated more than $19.80 billion for the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).

ABOUT THE FLORIDA LOTTERY

The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $48 billion to enhance education and sending over one million students to 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 13,500 Lottery retailers, and transfers to education. Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid more than $98.6 billion in prizes and made more than 4,200 people millionaires. For more information, please visit www.floridalottery.com.

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