Florida Man Buys $1 Million Scratch-Off

TAMPA, Florida - The  Florida Lottery announced that Donald Geisler, 66, of Tampa, claimed a $1 million prize from the FLORIDA 300X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at the Lottery's Tampa District Office. 

The Hillsborough County man chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $695,500.00.

Geisler purchased his winning ticket from Harney Food Store, located at 6901 Harney Road in Tampa.

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

The $30 Scratch-Off game, FLORIDA 300X THE CASH, features more than $1 billion in cash prizes, including four life-changing top prizes of $15 million and 24 prizes of $1 million.

The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-2.93.