St. Augustine woman wins 1 million USD starting at $5, sold at Publix a week before Christmas

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – A 37-year-old woman from St. Augustine recently won a $1 million prize from the $5 MONOPOLY SECRET VAULT Scratch-Off game, the Florida Lottery announced Wednesday.

According to the release, the woman purchased the winning ticket from Publix at 125 Jenkins Street in St. Augustine. She chose a lump sum payment of $576,900.00.

Additionally, the dealer received a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.

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The scratch-off game contains more than 9.5 million winning tickets, the release states. Overall odds of winning are 1-in-3.95.

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“Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 74 percent of ticket sales in the 2023-2024 financial year,” the release said. “In addition, since its inception, Scratch-Off games have awarded more than $64.3 billion in prizes, created 2,230 millionaires and generated more than $19.50 billion for the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).”