Panama City woman wins $1 million Florida Lottery prize

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Panama City woman wins $1 million Florida Lottery prize

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PANAMA CITY — The Florida Lottery on Tuesday announced that a Bay County woman, Josephine Galarza, 36, claimed a $1 million prize from the $1 million “A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR” Scratch-Off game.

She claimed the prize at Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee.

According to a press release from the Florida Lottery, Galarza purchased her winning ticket from Speedway Food Mart, 3000 West U.S. 98, Panama City.

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The $50 Scratch-Off game has many lesser prizes, as well; according to the Florida Lottery, the overall odds of winning are 1 in 4.50. Galarza won a top prize and chose to claim her earnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.

“Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games,” the news release says. “Additionally, since inception, Scratch-Off games have awarded more than $61.9 billion in prizes, created 2,103 millionaires, and generated more than $18.95 billion for the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).”

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