BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Congratulations to Yvonne Hill-McKinnie of Boynton Beach. She won $1M in a holiday Florida lottery game. Here’s the official announcement made Tuesday by the Florida Lottery:
>> Today, the Florida Lottery announces that Yvonne Hill-Mckinnie, 59, of Boynton Beach, claimed a $1 top million prize from the $1,000,000 HOLIDAY CA$H Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee on December 22. Hill-Mckinnie chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $606,700.00. Hill-Mckinnie purchased her winning ticket from Publix, located at 6627 Boynton Beach Boulevard in Boynton Beach.
This $20 $1,000,000 HOLIDAY CA$H ticket delivers a big top prize of $1 million! With chances to win up to 21 times per ticket, this game features more than 3 million winning tickets and over $125 million in total cash prizes. Overall odds of winning are 1-in-2.68.
Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 74 percent of ticket sales in fiscal year 2024-2025. Additionally, since inception, Scratch-Off games have awarded more than $66.9 billion in prizes, created 2,350 millionaires, and generated more than $20.09 billion for the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF). <<
