SEMINOLE, Fla. — One Pinellas County man just turned $20 into $1 million.
Roger Smith, 56, claimed the $1 million prize from the 200X THE CASH scratch-off game. He has chosen to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $890,000.00.
Smith purchased the scratch-off from Sadid Food Mart on Ridge Road in Seminole, which will receive a $2,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
The $20 game launched in September of last year and has a 1-in-2.96 odds of winning, according to the Florida Lottery.
According to a press release, scratch-off games account for 75 percent of ticket sales and generated more than $1 billion for the lottery's Educational Enhancement Trust Fund for 2019-20.
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