Boynton Beach Resident Strikes Gold with $1 Million Lottery Win
47-year-old Mario Torres, from Boynton Beach, has struck gold, and by gold, I mean a cool $1 million from the Florida Lottery’s $20 GOLD RUSH LIMITED Scratch-Off game. Sure it would be nice if It were YOU but for now we have to live through our friend Mario.
According to WFLA, Mario Torres, who clearly knows how to pick the winning ticket, made the trip to Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee to claim his freshly scratched fortune. Mario also likes things all at once. He chose the lump-sum payment of $795,000.00. It’s kinda like winning the lottery, and then winning it again. You know, when you get to pocket a whole bunch of cash at once. Cha-ching! That’s got to feel pretty darn good.
If you were wondering where Mario purchased his winning ticket, then you’re about as curious as I am. Just head over to Kenny’s Mart in Boynton Beach. Maybe lightning strikes twice? Either way, Kenny’s Mart will be rolling in the bonus commission. They get a sweet $2,000 for being the lucky supplier of Torres’ winning Scratch-Off. Wow. That might make you wanna pick up an extra shift at a convenience store.
The GOLD RUSH LIMITED game, launched in September 2021, It has 32 top prizes of $5 million and 100 prizes of $1 million. With over 33,000 prizes ranging from $1,000 to $100,000, it’s safe to say this game is making a lot of Floridians very happy.
The next time you’re eyeing those scratch cards at the gas station, remember Mario Torres in Boynton Beach.
The guy who turned a $20 bill into a cool million bucks! Talk about a return on investment!
Only 3 Florida Lottery Scratch Off Tickets Have ALL Of Its Grand Prize Winners Remaining
$50,000 TRIPLE MATCH
I don’t usually play the $2 tickets, but they are great as Christmas gifts. There are 6 $50,000 winning tickets out there somewhere. Your odds of finding one is 1-in-3,025,450. The odds of being bit by an alligator in Florida is 1 in 3.2 million. So your odds of winning with this ticket is better than being bit by an alligator while living in Florida.
$5MM TRIPLE MATCH
Here’s the $20 version of that other ticket. Eight people will be lucky enough to find a $5 million dollar winning ticket while playing this game. Unfortunately, the odds of that are 1-in-3,774,705. So I’d steer clear of alligators.
$1M YR/LIFE SPEC
This one is absolutely nuts. This $50 ticket was launched on February 27, 2023 and no one has claimed a grand prize yet. $1 million dollars a year for life. You could actually afford to buy a house in Florida with that kind of money. What are the odds? There’s only 2 of the grand prize tickets out there, and the odds that you’ll find one is 1-in-21,727,995. Those odds seem daunting, but the odds of winning Powerball are 1 in 292 million. So by comparison. It’s better. But I’d really steer clear of alligators.
