TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — An Orange County woman is $1 million richer after playing the lottery.
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The Florida Lottery announced the Diamond Mine 20X Scratch-Off Game winner as 56-year-old Mary Walker from Winter Park.
Walker purchased her winning ticket from Circle K in Eustis at 31734 East State Road 44.
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She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time payment of $695,000.
The retailer will receive $2,000 for selling the winning ticket.
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Each Diamond Mine scratch-off ticket costs $10 and has over $158 million in cash prizes.
Florida Lottery helps send students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program and has contributed more than $44 billion to education.
According to the Florida Lottery, scratch-off games make up about 77% of ticket sales in the fiscal year from 2021 through 2022.
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