The Florida Lottery announces that Ronald McLean, 62, of Baker, claimed a $1 million prize in the $1,000,000 GOLDEN HOLIDAY Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee. He chose to receive his winnings in a one-time, lump-sum payment of $754,233.91.
McLean purchased his winning ticket from Thumbs Up Food Stores, located at 1921 West Highway 90 in Baker. The retailer received a bonus commission of $2,000 for selling the $1 million winning ticket.
The $10 Scratch-Off game, $1,000,000 GOLDEN HOLIDAY, features more than 1.3 million winning tickets and $33 million in total cash prizes. The game's overall odds of winning are one-in-3.41.
Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 64 percent of ticket sales and generating more than $640 million for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in fiscal year 2013-14.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Baker man starts off new year as a millionaire