TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A second woman from Lee county won big this week playing a scratch-off game from the Florida Lottery.
On Thursday, the Florida Lottery announced that Christina Baldino, of Alva, claimed a $1 million prize from the Billion Dollar Gold Rush Sumpreme scratch-off game at the Lottery’s Fort Myers District Office.
Baldino chose to receive her second-tier winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $880,000.
According to the Florida Lottery, Baldino bought her winning ticket from Handy Food, located at 21321 State Road 80 in Alva. The retailer will also receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling Baldino her winning scratch-off ticket.
The $30 game features four top prizes of $15 million. The game also features 24 prizes of $1 million.
Prize Amount | Odds of Winning | Total Prizes | Prizes Remaining | Prizes Paid |
$15,000,000 | 1-in-11,553,592 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
$1,000,000 | 1-in-1,925,599 | 24 | 6 | 18 |
$100,000 | 1-in-2,310,718 | 20 | 5 | 15 |
$20,000 | 1-in-59,478 | 777 | 194 | 583 |
The overall odds of winning are 1-in-2.59, according to the Florida Lottery’s website.
On Tuesday, another Lee County woman claimed a $1 million prize from the Florida Lottery playing The 500X the cash scratch-off game. The woman also chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.