TALLAHASSEE, FL (STL.News) The Florida Lottery announces that Angelica Garcia Melendez, 32, of Tampa, claimed a $1 million top prize from THE FASTEST ROAD TO $1,000,000 Scratch-Off game using a secured drop box located at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $790,000.00.
Garcia Melendez purchased her winning ticket from DQ Food Mart, located at 1730 4th Street South in Saint Petersburg. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The $30 game, THE FASTEST ROAD TO $1,000,000, launched in February and features 155 top prizes of $1,000,000 and over $948 million in cash prizes! The game’s overall odds of winning are one-in-2.79.