Cocoa Woman Claims $1 Million Prize Playing Florida Lottery’s Scratch-Off Game

By  //  December 3, 2020

Played 'THE FASTEST ROAD TO $1,000,000' Scratch-Off game

The Florida Lottery announces that Annie Abnatha, of Cocoa, claimed a $1 million top prize from THE FASTEST ROAD TO $1,000,000 Scratch-Off game using a secured drop box located at the Orlando District Office.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The Florida Lottery announces that Annie Abnatha, of Cocoa, claimed a $1 million top prize from THE FASTEST ROAD TO $1,000,000 Scratch-Off game using a secured drop box located at the Orlando District Office.

She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $790,000.

Abnatha purchased her winning ticket from Sunlight, located at 1204 Dixon Boulevard in Cocoa. 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.

Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 75 percent of ticket sales and generating more than $1 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in fiscal year 2019-20.

Florida Lottery offices are currently open to the public by appointment only for players with prizes valued at $600 or more. Players can request a claim appointment at Headquarters and district offices through the Lottery’s website, at www.flalottery.com/howToClaim. Players can still utilize the secured drop box located at each district office or mail tickets to Florida Lottery Headquarters or a district office.

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