Luck can smile on you at any age: 67-year-old Florida woman wins lottery with $20 scratch-off ticket

Florida Lottery Scratch-Off Card. Photo: The Toidi / Shutterstock.com

Luck can smile on you at any age, as well as the opportunity to win the lottery big time.As demonstrated by the story of a woman from Hillsborough County, Florida, who won a million dollars after buying a $20 scratch-off ticket at a grocery store.

According to the Hispanic network UnivisiรณnThe lucky 67-year-old claimed her $1.000.000 million prize in a single lump sum of $652.665 at the Florida Lottery offices in Tampa.


The woman identified as Derinda Main, a resident of the Brandon community, purchased a Crossword Cash scratch-off game.

Crossword Cash is a crossword-style game where players can win prizes by matching words in a grid.

To play you must scratch the โ€œYOUR LETTERSโ€ box to reveal 18 letters, then scratch the same letters in the crossword grid.

To win a prize you must match at least three words in the crossword puzzle, and one of the special features of the game is that a โ€œmoney bagโ€ symbol in a winning word combination will double the prize.

The average odds of winning a Scratchers game are 1 in 4, and winning tickets are printed at random.


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