A Florida man won $5 million from a scratch-off game.
The Florida Lottery recently announced that Paul Cich of DeFuniak Springs won a $5 million top prize in the 200X The Cash scratch-off game.
The North Florida man elected to collect his prize in the form of a single lump-sum payment of $2,779,400.
The Walton County winner acquired his winning ticket from Tom Thumb, which is located at 1966 U.S. 90 W. in DeFuniak Springs.
He claimed the top reward at the lottery’s headquarters in Tallahassee.
200X The Cash is a $20 scratch-off game with a top prize of $5,000,000. According to the Florida Lottery, only one top reward remains. Designed for gamers who enjoy high multipliers and huge excitement, the Florida Lottery claims that this powerful $20 ticket provides engaging play and massive reward potential.
With an overall chance of 1 in 2.96, this high-value game has over 6.9 million winning tickets and over $313 million in total cash prizes.
Scratch-off games are a key part of the lottery’s range of games, accounting for over 74% of ticket sales in fiscal year 2023-2024. Furthermore, since their establishment, scratch-off games have paid out more than $70.8 billion in prizes, created 2,475 millionaires, and raised more than $20.98 billion for the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund.
The Florida Lottery is responsible for more than $49 billion in education funding and sending over 983,000 students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The Florida Lottery reinvests 99 percent of its revenue back into the state’s economy through prize payouts, commissions to over 13,550 lottery merchants, and educational transfers. Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have given out over $104.8 billion in prizes, making more than 4,475 millionaires.
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