Homestead woman claims top prize in the $500,000 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER Scratch-Off game

The Florida Lottery announces that Ruth Martinez Ortez, 33, of Homestead, claimed a top prize in the $500,000 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. She purchased her winning ticket from Tropical Supermarket, located at 28945 South Dixie Highway in Homestead.
The $5 Scratch-Off game, $500,000 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER, launched on January 17, and features more than $182.8 million in prizes, including 44 top prizes of $500,000. The game’s overall odds of winning are one-in-3.98.
Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 65 percent of ticket sales and generating more than $734 million for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in fiscal year 2015-16.