Florida Man Buys $1 Million Scratch-Off From Publix

 

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Florida - The Florida Lottery announced that Walter Sheard, of Ponte Vedra Beach, claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. 

The Saint Johns County man chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.00.

Sheard purchased his winning ticket from Publix, located at 670 Marsh Landing Parkway in Jacksonville Beach. The retailer received a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.

The $50 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game features a top prize of $25 million—the largest ever offered on a Florida Scratch-Off game—and the best odds to become an instant millionaire. 

The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.23.