Florida Man Wins $1 Million From Scratch-Off Ticket

KISSIMMEE, Florida - The Florida Lottery announced that Natwar Patel, 67, of Ponte Vedra Beach, claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. 

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

Patel purchased his winning ticket from Murphy USA, located at 1570 Branan Field Road in Middleburg. The retailer received a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.

The $50 Scratch-Off game, 500X THE CASH, features over 10 million winning tickets, with a top prize of $25 million. 

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