2 Tampa Bay Women Turn Gold Into $1 Million With The Florida Lottery

TAMPA BAY AREA — The Florida Lottery's newest millionaires are Julia Jenkins, 43, of Dover, and Patricia Cosenza, 68, of St. Petersburg, a news release said.

Cosenza chose to receive her winnings from the $5 Gold Rush Supreme as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $795,000.00 She purchased her winning ticket from Publix, 5295 34th Street South, Saint Petersburg. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning scratch-off ticket.

Jenkins also chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $795,000.00. She purchased her winning ticket from Brummeyer's One Stop, 7208 Turkey Creek Road, Plant City. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning scratch-off ticket.

The Lottery's $20 scratch-off game, Gold Rush Limited, features 32 top prizes of $5 million and 100 prizes of $1 million. Additionally, this ticket is filled with over 33,000 prizes of $1,000 to $100,000.

The $5 Gold Rush Supreme game launched in January 2021 and features more than $199 million in cash prizes, including 24 top prizes of $1 million! The game's overall odds of winning are one-in-3.97.