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Two Florida residents claim $1 million prizes from state's cash-for-life scratch-off game
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Date:2025-04-17 08:11:56
Two Florida residents are (pre-tax) millionaires after winning the state's $1,000,000 A Year for Life Spectacular second prize, according to the Flordia Lottery. The winners both won in January and claimed their prizes two days apart.
Barbara Arnesen, 67, of Lake Placid, claimed a $1 million prize from the $1,000,000 A Year for Life Spectacular scratch-off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee on Jan. 17.
She bought her winning ticket at Sunshine Food Mart, in Lake Placid. The store will receive a $2,000 bonus for selling the winning scratch-off ticket.
On Jan. 19, Yorjhans Rodriguez Damas, 45, of Tampa, claimed a $1 million prize from the $1,000,000 A Year for Life Spectacular scratch-off game at the Florida Lottery's headquarters, the Lottery said.
Damas bought her winning scratch-off ticket from Silver 7 Food Mart in Tampa. Silver 7 will receive a bonus of $2,000 commission for selling the winning ticket.
Arnesen and Damas received their winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000 instead of acquiring an annuity payment of $40,000 for 25 years.
What is $1,000,000 A Year for Life Spectacular?
$1,000,000 A Year for Life Spectacular is a Florida scratch-off game launched in February. It features two top prizes of $1 million-a-year for life, and 234 prizes of $1 million.
Arnesen and Damas did not win the top prize of $1 million a year for the rest of their lives. Instead, they won the second prize of $1 million.
What are the odds of winning $1,000,000 A Year for Life Spectacular?
The chances of winning the game are 1 in 4.50.
Where can you buy lottery tickets?
Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. Some airport terminals may also sell lottery tickets.
You can also order tickets online through Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network, in these U.S. states and territories: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Texas, Washington D.C. and West Virginia. The Jackpocket app allows you to pick your lottery game and numbers, place your order, see your ticket and collect your winnings all using your phone or home computer.
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