SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Lottery announced on Thursday that a man from The Villages claimed a $2 million top prize from a scratch-off game.
More specifically, the man — identified as 65-year-old Lary Pincince — won the prize from the $2,000,000 100X CASHWORD Scratch-Off game, lottery officials revealed.
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According to the Florida Lottery, Pincince bought the winning ticket from a Publix store at 5810 Seven Mile Drive in Wildwood, meaning the store received a $4,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
Pincince chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1.28 million.
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“Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 74% of ticket sales in fiscal year 2023-2024,” lottery officials wrote. “Additionally, since inception, Scratch-Off games have awarded more than $65.5 billion in prizes, created 2,283 millionaires, and generated more than $19.8 billion for the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund.”
Florida Lottery officials also explained that the $2,000,000 100X CASHWORD Scratch-Off game offers over $220 million in cash prizes, including eight top prizes of $2 million.
The chances of winning the game’s various prizes are as follows:
| Prize Amount | Odds of Winning | Prizes Remaining |
|---|---|---|
| $2,000,000 | 1-in-3,792,743 | 0 of 8 |
| $100,000 | 1-in-1,517,097 | 1 of 20 |
| $10,000 | 1-in-19,962 | 133 of 1,520 |
| $1,000 | 1-in-3,748 | 702 of 8,095 |
| $500 | 1-in-1,716 | 1,356 of 17,684 |
| $200 | 1-in-1,201 | 1,863 of 25,274 |
| $100 | 1-in-71 | 32,421 of 424,527 |
| $50 | 1-in-172 | 13,960 of 176,897 |
| $40 | 1-in-109 | 21,277 of 278,124 |
| $30 | 1-in-63 | 37,882 of 480,303 |
| $20 | 1-in-12 | 210,031 of 2,528,495 |
| $10 | 1-in-6 | 568,581 of 5,056,357 |
