Mary Johnetta Mayers Johnsonresident of Deerfield Beachbecame a millionaire after buying a game scratch ticket 50X The Cash In a supermarket Publix of Pompano Beachin the county Broward, Florida.
The woman made the official claim on January 10, 2025, date on which she decided to benefit from the single payment modality, an option that her allowed to receive a total of 640 thousand dollars in cashafter the corresponding fiscal deductions. This alternative, contemplated in the rules of the Florida lottery, allows the winners to receive an immediate global sum instead of annual payments.
He Fortunate ticket was acquired at the Publix Supermarket #0748located at the 1140 SW 36th Avenue. For having sold the winning ticket, the store will be awarded with a bonus of US $ 2000, as part of the incentive program that Florida Lottery grants to the participating establishments.
The 50x The Cash game, which costs US $ 5 per ticket, offers a total of 14 awards greater than one million dollars each. With his victory, Johnson became the eighth person to reach this awardas recorded in the official winners published by the Florida lottery.
Florida Lottery explained that scratches like 50X The Cash They represented 74% of total ticket sales in fiscal year 2023-2024. In that same period, the income generated by these games contributed almost US $ 19.8 billion to the State Fund for educational Improvement.
In total, the lottery has contributed more than US $ 48,000 million For educational programs in Florida and allowed more than 1 million students to access scholarships of the Bright Futures program.
The award key was number 1. as reported CBS News Miami, Mayers Johnson won the Prize Mayor when his “winning number #1” coincided with the award of one million dollars in the game 50x the cash. The exact coincidence between the number revealed in the ticket and the award -winning number was what activated the highest amount of the game.
This type of game, known as “Raspadito”, offers prizes instantly and It consists of scraping a card to discover if the numbers coincide. In the case of Johnson, it was enough for number 1 to appear to obtain the maximum available award.
To be able to collect the main prize, Mayers Johnson had to Go face -to -face to one of the authorized offices of the Florida Lotteryas required by the procedure for high amounts. According to the organism’s rules, Awards greater than US $ 600 cannot be claimed in retail stores or usual points of sale, but must be processed in an official headquarters.
In accordance with the rules established by Florida Lottery, the players have a 60 -day term from the date of the draw To choose this form of collection.
It is important to note that, once the single payment is chosen, the decision cannot be modified. In addition, the amount delivered to the winner is calculated after applying the corresponding deductions for federal taxes, in accordance with the guidelines established by the United States Internal Tax Service (IRSfor its acronym in English).
