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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2022

PALM BEACH COUNTY WOMAN CLAIMS $1 MILLION
FROM THE 500X THE CASH SCRATCH-OFF GAME
~ A 7-Eleven Pit Stop Turns Into $1 Million for West Palm Beach Player! ~

TALLAHASSEE -Today, the Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that Kiera Duncan, 31, of West Palm Beach claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.00.

Duncan told the Lottery her big win still hasn't quite sunk in. "I got up and went to work the next day, but I definitely had an extra pep in my step!"

Duncan purchased her winning ticket from 7-Eleven, located at 1001 North Military Trail in Haverhill. 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 75 percent of ticket sales and generating more than $1.3 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in fiscal year 2020-21.

ABOUT THE FLORIDA LOTTERY

The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $41 billion to enhance education and sending more than 917,000 students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The Florida Lottery reinvests 99 percent of its revenue back into Florida's economy through prize payouts, commissions to more than 13,000 Lottery retailers, and transfers to education. Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid more than $80.5 billion in prizes and made more than 3,500 people millionaires. For more information, please visit www.flalottery.com.

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