TALLAHASSEE, FL (352today.com) – The Florida Lottery (Lottery) announced yesterday that a Dixie County woman won its top prize.
Pamela Funk of Old Town claimed the $2 million top prize from the $10 Gold Rush Doubler scratch-off game.
They say Funk decided to receive her prize as a one-time lump sum of $1,370,000.00.
Funk purchased her winning ticket from the Old Town Shell, located at 25850 Southeast US Highway 19. The store received a $4,000 commission for selling the lucky ticket.
The Lottery says that the $10 Gold Rush Doubler game is really popular, with over 10 million winning tickets and more than $261 million in cash prizes up for grabs. They say that the odds of winning are about 1 in 3.45.
Scratch-off games are a big hit, according to the Lottery, making up around 74% of ticket sales in the fiscal year 2023-2024. Since they started, the Lottery says that scratch-off games have paid out $63.1 billion in prizes, made 2,175 millionaires, and generated over $19.24 billion for the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund.