ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — An Orange County is a millionaire after winning a $1 million prize from the THE PRICE IS RIGHT scratch-off game form the Florida Lottery.
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Jason Henderson, of Chuluota claimed $1 million top prize after purchasing his ticket from MJM Food Store, located at 670 South County Road 419 in Chuluota.
The 54-year-old chose to receive is winnings as a one-time lump-sum payment of $640,000.
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The store that sold the winning ticket received a $2,000 bonus commission.
The $5 game features eight top prizes of $1 million, with more than $79 million in total cash prizes, and more than 5.5 million winning tickets.
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Scratch-off games made up 74% of ticket sales in the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
Since their inception, scratch-off games have generated more than $19.24 billion for the Education Enhancement Trust Fund, and is responsible for contributing more than $46 billion to enhance education and sending more than 983,000 students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program.
Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid more than $95.7 billion in prizes and made more than 4,000 people millionaires, according to lottery officials.
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