OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — An Osceola County man is a millionaire after winning $1 million from the GOLD RUSH LEGACY scratch-off game from the Florida Lottery.
David Martinez, of Kissimmee, claimed the $1 million prize after purchasing his ticket from the 7-Eleven at 101 State Road 436 in Fern Park.
The 49-year-old chose to receive his winnings as a one-time lump-sum payment of $640,000.
The store that sold the winning ticket received a $2,000 bonus commission.
The $20 scratch-off game features four top prizes of $10 million and 20 prizes of $1 million, and more than $894 million in total cash prizes.
Scratch-off games made up 74% of ticket sales in the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
Since their inception, scratch-off games have generated more than $19.80 billion for the Education Enhancement Trust Fund and are responsible for contributing more than $48 billion to enhance education and sending more than one million students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program.
Additionally, since its inception, scratch-off games have awarded more than $65.5 billion in prizes, creating 2,283 millionaires.
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