By DJ 33 1/3
Dec 17, 2020
Raymond Cineus is having a very happy holiday after winning the $5 million top prize on a scratch-off he bought from a local Publix.
Raymond decided on the one-time, lump-sum payment of $3,915,000.
Cineus won on the $5,000,000 Cashword scratcher that he bought for $20 in Sunrise and that market gets a $10,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.
Lottery officials say this specific scratch-off game launched in May and has eight of those $5 million top prizes, plus 24 second prizes worth $1 million. Scratch-offs comprise 75% of their ticket sales and generat over $1 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund in the 2019-20 fiscal year.
Fort Lauderdale man wins $5 million top prize on scratch-off from Publix
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South Florida s latest big scratch-off winner just hit for a $5 million top prize.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A 68-year-old Fort Lauderdale man is set up for a very happy holiday season after he scored the $5 million top prize on a scratch-off he bought from a local Publix.
Raymond Cineus decided to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $3,915,000, Florida Lottery announced.
Cineus won on the $5,000,000 Cashword scratcher that he bought for $20 from the Publix at 9300 Commercial Boulevard in Sunrise. That market gets a $10,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.