Local Man Wins $1M In Florida Lottery

Palm Beach County’s Yandy Vargas Scratches And Wins!

BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com

PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The holiday season just became a bit brighter for a Palm Beach County man who won $1M in the Florida Lottery. The lottery commission shared this announcement with BocaNewsNow.com about Yandy Vargas:

“The Florida Lottery announces that Yandy Vargas, 33, of West Palm Beach, claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s West Palm Beach District Office. Vargas chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.00.

Vargas purchased his winning ticket from Publix, located at 214 North Dixie Highway in Lake Worth. The retailer received a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.

The $50 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game 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! With more than $1.66 billion in cash prizes, this game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.23.

Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 74 percent of ticket sales in fiscal year 2023-2024. Additionally, since inception, Scratch-Off games have awarded more than $64.3 billion in prizes, created 2,230 millionaires, and generated more than $19.50 billion for the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).”