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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

TALLAHASSEE - Today, the Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that Travis Hall, 44, of Port St. Lucie, claimed a $5 million top prize from the $20 MONOPOLY DOUBLER Scratch-Off game at the Lottery's Headquarters in Tallahassee. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $3,994,698.00.

"I stopped at Publix to grab a sub and decided to try my luck with a $20 Scratch-Off," Hall told Lottery officials. "Little did I know, it would turn into a $5 million-dollar win! After waiting days to scratch the ticket, I handed it to my wife--my hands were trembling from disbelief at what I was seeing."

Hall purchased his winning ticket from Publix, located at 746 Southwest Federal Highway in Stuart. The retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.

The $20 MONOPOLY DOUBLER Scratch-Off game features more than $493 million in cash prizes, including eight top prizes of $5 million! The game's overall odds of winning are 1-in-3.02.

Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery's portfolio of games, comprising approximately 72 percent of ticket sales in fiscal year 2022-2023. Since inception, Scratch-Off games have generated more than $18.09 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).

ABOUT THE FLORIDA LOTTERY

The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $44 billion to enhance education and sending more than 950,000 students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The Florida Lottery reinvests 99 percent of its revenue back into Florida's economy through prize payouts, commissions to more than 13,500 Lottery retailers, and transfers to education. Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid more than $89 billion in prizes and made more than 3,700 people millionaires. For more information, please visit www.flalottery.com.