Barbara Arnesen, 67, of Lake Placid, claimed a $1 million prize from the $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR scratch-off game (Florida Lottery)
The Florida Lottery announced Wednesday that Barbara Arnesen, 67, of Lake Placid, claimed a $1 million prize from the $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR scratch-off game at the Lottery’s Fort Myers District Office.
According to the Florida Lottery, she chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.00.
Arnesen purchased her winning ticket from Sunshine Food Mart, located at 134 U.S. Highway 27 North, in Lake Placid. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning scratch-off ticket.
Read: Florida Man Wins $1 Million From Lottery Scratch-Off At Winn-Dixie
The $50 Scratch-Off game, $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR, launched in February and features two top prizes of $1 million a year for life and 234 prizes of $1 million! This game also features more than $1.6 billion in cash prizes. The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.50.
Scratch-off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 72 percent of ticket sales in fiscal year 2022-2023.
Since inception, scratch-off games have generated more than $18.39 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).
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