24-year-old wins whopping $2 million prize on $10 scratch-off bought at Florida Publix
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A young Florida resident became a millionaire after she bought a $10 scratch-off lottery ticket at a Publix grocery store, lottery officials said.
Dominic Valerio, 24, claimed her winnings at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee, officials said in a Dec. 5 news release.
The Orlando resident chose to receive her prize as a one-time lump-sum of $1,280,000, officials said. She bought the TRIPLE 777 ticket from the Publix store on South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando.
TRIPLE 777 has more than six million winning tickets with over $158.8 available in cash prizes and eight top prizes of $2 million, officials said.
“With overall odds of 1-in-3.51, players can win up to 15 times, including DOUBLE revealing 77 and TRIPLE uncovering 777,” officials said.
Scratch-off games are one of the lottery’s most popular games in Florida, making up 74% of ticket sales in fiscal year 2023-2024, officials said.
This story was originally published December 9, 2024 at 5:31 PM with the headline "24-year-old wins whopping $2 million prize on $10 scratch-off bought at Florida Publix."
