It was a match made in heaven as one Indian River County man’s $20 scratch-off ticket turned into a $1 million prize, Florida Lottery officials said. The 60-year-old Vero Beach man played the Monopoly Doubler Scratch-Off game, where the overall odds of winning are one-in-3.02.
The chances of winning one million, however, are one-in-2,093,055.
“(The man) chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $798,985.00,” Florida Lottery officials said.
Players who match their numbers with winning numbers are given monetary prizes, according to the game rules. The man bought the ticket from Sam’s Market and Deli grocery store in Fort Pierce.
The store will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning scratch-off ticket, lottery officials said. The Monopoly Doubler – launched in July 2022 – has more than $493 million in cash prizes, including eight top prizes of $5 million.
