BY DAN HILDEBRAN
Telegraph Staff Writer
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—The Florida Lottery said a 65-year-old Lake Region man won $1 million in the lottery’s scratch-off game: 500X THE CASH.
Lee Tang of Keystone Heights opted to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.
Tang purchased the winning ticket from Lee’s Discount Beverage, located at 7387 State Road 21 North in Keystone Heights.
The lottery said the store would receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.
The lottery said the $50 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-4.50.
The state agency added that scratch-off games comprised approximately 77% of ticket sales in fiscal year 2021-2022.
“Since inception, scratch-off games have generated more than $17.69 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund,” the lottery said.
