Florida Man Wins $1 Million Scratch-Off

SAINT PETERSBURG, Florida - The Florida Lottery announced that Charles Kelly, Jr., 53, of St. Petersburg, claimed a $1 million top prize from the $5 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. 

The Pinellas County man chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $685,000.00.

Kelly purchased his winning ticket from Wildwood Meat Market, located at 1228 28th Street South in St. Petersburg. 

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

The $5 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER Scratch-Off game features over 13 million winning tickets and more than $188 million in cash prizes, including 28 top prizes of $1 million. 

The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-3.98.