BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com
BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2023 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Boynton Beach man is nearly $1M richer today after winning a scratch-off game sponsored by the Florida Lottery. The Florida Lottery Commission provided this statement to BocaNewsNow.com.
“Today, the Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that Mario Torres, 47, of Boynton Beach, claimed a $1 million prize from the $20 GOLD RUSH LIMITED Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $795,000.00.
Torres purchased his winning ticket from Kenny’s Mart, located at 214 East Ocean Avenue in Boynton Beach. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The $20 Scratch-Off game, GOLD RUSH LIMITED, launched in September 2021 and features 32 top prizes of $5 million and 100 prizes of $1 million! Additionally, this ticket is filled with more than 33,000 prizes of $1,000 to $100,000! The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-2.65.
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. Since inception, Scratch-Off games have generated more than $18.39 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).”
