A Nassau County woman won $1 million dollars from a Florida Lottery scratch-off game. Below is an official statement from the office of the Florida Lottery.
The Florida Lottery (Lottery) today announces that Misty Regulacion, 53, of Callahan, claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Headquarters in Tallahassee. She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.00.
Regulacion purchased her winning ticket from Starke Shell, located at 115 South Temple Avenue in Starke. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The $50 game, 500X THE CASH, features a top prize of $25 million—the largest ever offered on a Florida Scratch-Off game—and the best odds to become an instant millionaire! The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.50.
Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 72 percent of ticket sales in fiscal year 2022-2023. Additionally, since inception, Scratch-Off games have awarded more than $59.5 billion in prizes, created 1,947 millionaires, and generated more than $18.39 billion for the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).
