The Florida Lottery has published a report in which it outlined the biggest lottery winners for April. As usual, the report comes 90 days after the wins, per the local lottery laws, which state that lottery winners and their city of residence are public record and may be released by the Florida Lottery after 90 days.
St Lucie Woman Wins $5M on Ticket Bought in Fort Pierce
The first big winner for the month was Maria Duran, a 57-year-old woman of St Lucie. Duran won a life-changing prize of $5 million from the $5,000,000 Crossword Cash scratch-off game. As the game’s title suggests, $5 million is the top prize featured in the game.
The lottery added that the winning ticket was purchased from PK 2 Quick Mart, located at 4101 Okeechobee Road in Fort Pierce. Duran visited the lottery’s Orlando District Office on April 6, opting to receive her winnings as a one-time lump-sum payment of $3,262,138.
According to the Florida Lottery, $5,000,000 Crossword Cash is a $20 game that, at launch, featured six top prizes. The lottery’s official site shows that all such prizes have already been won.
Ticket Sold in Orlando Delivers a $2M Win
The second big win for the April happened in Orlando. There, a 67-year-old woman by the name Rose Simmons won a $2 million prize. The Winter Haven woman’s windfall came from a 100X The Cash scratch-off ticket and was notably the biggest prize one could win from that game.
Florida Lottery officials clarified that the winning ticket was sold at 7-Eleven, located at 4000 Recker Highway in Winter Haven. Simmons visited the lottery HQ in Tallahassee on April 20, choosing to receive her prize as a one-time lump sum of $1,111,700.
For reference, 100X The Cash is a $10 ticket series that, at launch, featured 10 top prizes of $2 million. As of the time of this writing, only one of these prizes remains unclaimed.
Another Ticket in Orlando Awarded a Seven-Figure Sum
The final seven-figure lottery win for the month also happened in Orlando, where Tatyana Ashe, 27, secured a $1 million lottery win. Ashe, who was described as an Apopka resident, won the prize from the America 250 Florida scratch-off game.
The winning ticket was purchased from Wawa, located at 14548 E. Colonial Drive in Orlando. Ashe visited the lottery HQ in Tallahassee on April 1, choosing to receive her winnings as a one-time lump sum of $606,600.
For context, America 250 Florida is a $5 game that celebrates the state’s unique history. At launch, the game offered four top prizes of $1 million. Three of those have yet to land.
In the meantime, a player in Florida just won $2 million from Mega Millions.