Deltona, FL - A 34-year-old Deltona man has claimed the top prize in the Florida Lottery's GOLD RUSH Scratch-Off game, raking in $500,000.
Solomon Graham bought his winning ticket from the 7-Eleven at 839 Debary Ave in Deltona.
The %$5 Scratch-Off game launched back in January of 2015, and it offers over 7.5 million prizes ranging from $5 to $10,000, with top prizes coming in at half a million. The odds of winning the game are 1 in 4.23.
Scratch-Off games make up about 65% of Florida Lottery ticket sales and in the 2015-2016 fiscal year, they generated over $734 million for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).
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