TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A 57-year-old woman from Gainesville took home a multi-million dollar top prize-winning lottery ticket after playing the 100X the Cash scratch-off game from the Florida Lottery.
According to lottery officials, Diane McHome, claimed the game’s $2 million top prize at the Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. Her odds of winning the top prize were 1-in-4,589,475.
Prize Amount | Odds of Winning | Total Prizes | Prizes Remaining | Prizes Paid |
---|---|---|---|---|
$2,000,000 | 1-in-4,589,475 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
$100,000 | 1-in-1,835,790 | 20 | 13 | 7 |
$10,000 | 1-in-359,959 | 102 | 68 | 34 |
$5,000 | 1-in-30,095 | 1,220 | 831 | 389 |
$1,000 | 1-in-3,740 | 9,816 | 6,799 | 3,017 |
McHome chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,390,000.
She bought her winning ticket from Southeast Gator Liquors, located at 2305 Southeast Hawthorne Road in Gainesville. The retailer will receive a $4,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The $10 game features more than $337.9 million in cash prizes, including eight top prizes of $2,000,000. The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-3.44, the Florida Lottery said.