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Florida lottery introduces 4 new scratch-off games, offering players billions in total winnings

Florida lottery introduces 4 new scratch-off games, offering players billions in total winnings

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Lottery is introducing a new way for players to become a millionaire with a new scratch-off game.

The new game, FLORIDA 300X THE CASH, features more than 15 million winning tickets and a special bonus spot where players can win $100, $200 or $500 instantly.

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The $30 game also includes four top prizes of $15 million.

In addition, the Florida Lottery is launching three additional scratch-off games that offer more than $1.1 billion in total cash prizes.

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The $5 game, WHOLE LOTTA $500S features eight top prizes of $500,000 and more than $76 million in total cash prizes.

With over three million winning tickets, for $2, players can win up to $50,000 with $50,000 DIAMOND MINE.

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And the $1 game, 3-2-WON, will offer 116 top prizes of $3,000.

Scratch-off games made up 77% of ticket sales and generated more than $1.8 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund in the fiscal year 2021-22.

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All Lottery retailers are expected to have these new tickets in stock and available for purchase within 48 hours.

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