TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Lottery announced that a beekeeper from Turtle Lake, North Dakota hit it big after playing a popular scratch-off game.
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Mason Maxwell, 47, is all ‘abuzz’ after winning $1 million playing the Diamond Mine 20X scratch-off. Maxwell claimed his prize on Monday. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $695,000 after taxes.
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Maxwell purchased his winning ticket from SunStop, located at 3519 N. U.S. Hwy. 441 in Lake City, where he lives during the summer months. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.
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The Diamond Mine 20X scratch-off is a $10 game offering various amounts of payouts to winners. The grand prize is $1 million with a total of 4 winners possible. Overall odds of winning are 1 in 3.32. Diamond Mind 20X was first sold in December of 2022.
