TWO PLAYERS CLAIM TOP PRIZES PLAYING THE $500,000 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER SCRATCH-OFF GAME

TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Lottery announces that Terry Strickland, 57, of Ocklawaha; and Nicole Johnson, 48, of Orlando, each claimed a top prize in the $500,000 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.
Strickland purchased his winning ticket from Meadors Qwik King Food Store, located at 18236 Southeast 95^th Street Road in Ocklawaha. Johnson purchased her winning ticket from Publix, located at 7640 Sand Lake Road in Orlando.
The $5 Scratch-Off game, $500,000 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER, launched in January, 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-Offs are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, generating more than $784 million for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in FY 2016-17, and comprising approximately 68 percent of ticket sales.
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