TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A 69-year-old Florida woman ‘struck gold’ after claiming a million-dollar prize from the Billion Dollar Gold Rush Supreme scratch-off game.
According to the Florida Lottery, Maureen Watson-Richards, 69, of North Miami Beach, claimed her $1 million prize at the Lottery’s Miami District Office. She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $880,000.
Watson-Richards’ odds of winning the second-place prize were 1-in-1,925,599. Only four of the 24 second-place prizes remain to be paid out. All of the $15 million top prizes have been claimed.
| Prize Amount | Odds of Winning | Total Prizes | Prizes Remaining | Prizes Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,000,000 | 1-in-11,553,592 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| $1,000,000 | 1-in-1,925,599 | 24 | 4 | 20 |
| $100,000 | 1-in-2,310,718 | 20 | 3 | 17 |
| $20,000 | 1-in-59,478 | 777 | 91 | 686 |
| $10,000 | 1-in-59,555 | 776 | 102 | 674 |
| $5,000 | 1-in-19,929 | 2,319 | 273 | 2,046 |
| $1,000 | 1-in-821 | 56,273 | 7,076 | 49,197 |
Watson-Richards bought her winning ticket from Publix, located at 1700 Northeast Miami Gardens Drive in North Miami Beach. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.
The overall odds of winning the scratch-off game are 1-in-2.59.
