{"id":84,"date":"2025-10-16T14:52:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/googlesports.club\/blog\/?p=84"},"modified":"2025-10-16T14:52:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:52:19","slug":"florida-woman-turns-5-into-a-life-changing-1m-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googlesports.club\/blog\/florida-woman-turns-5-into-a-life-changing-1m-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida woman turns $5 into a life-changing $1m win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Woman Wins $1 Million Top Prize from The Cash Wheel Scratch-Off Game<\/p>\n<p>A 55-year-old woman from Tarpon Springs, Florida, beat the odds of nearly 1 in 3 million to win a life-changing $1 million top prize from the Florida Lottery\u2019s popular $5 scratch-off game, The Cash Wheel.<\/p>\n<p>She purchased her winning ticket at Publix on 40932 U.S. Highway 19 N. in Tarpon Springs.<\/p>\n<p>The retailer earned a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.<\/p>\n<p>The winner chose to take the lump sum cash option, receiving $605,016.40 after taxes.<\/p>\n<p>The woman claimed her prize at the Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee but has not disclosed her plans for the money.<\/p>\n<p>Game Details:<\/p>\n<p>Each ticket costs $5 and offers prizes ranging from $6 to $1 million.<\/p>\n<p>Odds of winning the top $1 million prize are 1 in 2,963,170.<\/p>\n<p>Six top prizes were originally available; now two remain unclaimed.<\/p>\n<p>There are also 40 prizes of $10,000 (odds: 1 in 216,817) and 154 prizes of $5,000 (odds: 1 in 59,263).<\/p>\n<p>Overall odds of winning any prize are approximately 1 in 4.05.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Woman Wins $1 Million Top Prize from The Cash Wheel Scratch-Off Game A 55-year-old woman from Tarpon Springs, Florida, beat the odds of nearly 1 in 3 million to win a life-changing $1 million top prize from the Florida Lottery\u2019s popular $5 scratch-off game, The Cash Wheel. 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