The Florida Lottery announced that a Polk County woman got lucky, winning a $5 million top prize from the Gold Rush Limited Scratch-Off game. The lucky ticket was purchased at Murphy USA, located at 2048 Sam Walton Way in Lake Wales. After taxes, the winner received a lump-sum payment of $3,960,000.
The Murphy USA store will also receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. To protect the privacy of the individual, we have decided not to release the identity of the winner.
In Florida, your odds of winning the lottery vary by game. The Florida Lotto jackpot is a 1 in 22,957,480 shot, better than Powerball’s 1 in 292.2 million, according to the Florida Lottery. Smaller games like Fantasy 5 offer a 1 in 376,992 chance, while some scratch-offs, like Gold Rush Limited, boast 1 in 2.65 odds for any prize, but big wins remain rare. Nothing further at this time.
