SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) – A Walton County woman celebrates a life-changing wind drop after winning a $1 million top award to play the Florida lottery bonus letter crossword scratch game.
Rebecca Clark, 37, of Santa Rosa Beach, won a $1 million award this week at the Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. Clark opted for a one-time lump sum payment of $640,000.
Winning tickets were purchased at Cumberland Farm, located at 42 US Expressway 98 W. in Santa Rosa Beach. As a bonus to selling lucky tickets, retailers will receive a $2,000 commission from the lottery.
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The bonus letter crossword scratch-off game costs $5 to play, giving players the opportunity to explore word puzzles for big rewards. The game boasts cash awards totaling over $76.6 million, including a top prize of $1 million and more than 5.4 million win tickets. The chance of winning a prize in the game is 1-in-4.00.
Scratch-off tickets are the basis for Florida lottery offerings, accounting for around 74% of all ticket sales for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. Since the launch of the lottery, Scratchoff Game has paid over $65.5 billion in awards, created more than 2,283 billionaires, and donated more than $19.8 billion to the state’s Education Extension Trust Fund (EETF).
For Clark, what began as a daily purchase has changed to a moment she never forgets. Develop that a single ticket can turn a normal day into extraordinary things.
