$1M FL Lottery Prize Claimed In Scratch-Off Game

BRADENTON, FL — A Manatee County man claimed a $1 million prize playing the “DOUBLE YOUR MONEY” scratch-off game, Florida Lottery said.

Ramon Torres, 69, of Bradenton chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $605,000 at Florida Lottery’s Tallahassee headquarters.

Torres bought his winning ticket from the Cottage Mini Mart at 6123 26th Street W. in Bradenton.

The retailer received a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.

“DOUBLE YOUR MONEY,” a $5 scratch-off game, offers more than $51.8 million in cash prizes, including four top prizes of $1 million.The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-5.67.

The Florida Lottery has contributed more than $48 billion to enhance education throughout the state by sending more than million students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program.

The agency reinvests 99 percent of its revenue into Florida's economy through prize payouts, commissions to more than 13,500 lottery retailers and transfers to education.

Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid over $98.6 billion in prizes and created more than 4,200 millionaires.