The Florida Lottery officially changed an eye-popping prize offer from “2 of 2” available to “1 of 2” claimed. On April 18, the state announced that a gas station customer carried home far more than a tank of gas. He earned the state lottery’s biggest scratch-off cash prize ever.
Venice, Florida, gas station sells winning lottery ticket worth $25,000,000
Kyle Lindquist, a 45-year-old Venice resident, purchased the fortunate ticket from the Circle K gas station at 101 U.S. Highway 41 Bypass S.
Lindquist decided to collect a lump sum. This action earned him a cool $16,000,000. The gas station made a $50,000 commission.
I can’t imagine how seeing that number, or anything close to it, in my account would affect my psyche. Cue the White Lotus Season 3 scene in which Belinda logs into her bank and discovers that she has $5 million that was not present the night before. Bye, everyone.
According to the Florida Lottery, people who buy scratch-off games at petrol stations have a good chance of generating a profit. Since Florida first implemented state lottery scratch-off games, 2,283 millionaires have been made. The odds of winning $100 in the “500X The Cash” game are, at best, one in five. This scratch-off alone has paid out about 4.3 million individual cash prizes. The pot holds $1.66 billion. Tickets are $50.
In any event, a $25 million scratch-off prize is still roaming around Florida, possibly at a gas station.
