AUBURNDALE, Florida – The Florida Lottery announced that Maribel Ortega, 45, of Auburndale, claimed a $1 million top prize from the $1,000,000 GOLD RUSH MULTIPLIER Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.
The Polk County woman chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $638,100.00.
Ortega turned $5 into $1 million when she purchased her winning ticket from RaceTrac, located at 2227 U.S. Highway 92 in Auburndale.
The retailer received a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The $5 Scratch-Off game, $1,000,000 GOLD RUSH MULTIPLIER, launched in January and features six top prizes of $1 million.
The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-3.84.
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