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$15M Scratch-Off Prize Claimed By FL Lottery Player
A Port Orange man claimed a $15 million prize playing the "$15,000,000 Gold Rush Multiplier" scratch-off game, the Florida Lottery said.
PORT ORANGE, FL — A Volusia County man claimed a $15 million top prize playing the “$15,000,000 Gold Rush Multiplier” scratch-off game, Florida Lottery officials said.
John Eichinger Jr., 53, of Port Orange chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of about $8.97 million at Florida Lottery’s Tallahassee headquarters,
Eichinger bought his winning ticket from a Wawa gas station at 1031 Dunlawton Ave. in Port Orange.
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The store received a $30,000 bonus commission for selling the ticket.
The $30 scratch-off game launched in September and features four top prizes of $15 million and six prizes of $1 million. The game, which has overall odds of winning of 1-in-2.6, also features more than $489 million in total cash prizes.
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