Sarasota Man Becomes True Millionaire After Lottery Win
A Sarasota man has won a huge jackpot from the Florida Lottery. Now usually someone who wins the jackpot of $1 million has a take-home of around $700,000. So not technically a millionaire. Well, a Sarasota man is a true millionaire because he won the $1.75 million jackpot from the Jackpot Triple Play. Now his take-home amount is a one-time payment of $1,006,498.50. So the Sarasota man is a true millionaire.
What’s interesting about this story is that this man won the jackpot from a drawing that was in 2023. He played the Jackpot Triple Play on October 24, 2023, and we are now finding out that he won the jackpot. so if you’re wondering where he purchased his ticket well, it was at the Dearborn Corner Market, located on W. Dearborn St. in Englewood. That business will receive a $1000 bonus commission for selling that winning lottery ticket.
The Jackpot Triple Play is drawn every Tuesday and Friday evening. It will cost you $1 to play and you will choose six numbers from 1 through 46.
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The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $46 billion to enhance education and sending more than 983,000 students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The Florida Lottery reinvests 99 percent of its revenue into Florida’s economy through prize payouts, commissions to more than 13,500 Lottery retailers, and transfers to education. Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid more than $89 billion in prizes and made more than 3,700 people millionaires. “We believe in a brighter future, and we hope all our players take pride in knowing that every ticket played is a win for education. Over the past 22 years, the Florida Lottery has contributed more than $1 billion per year to education, keeping our focus on empowering students and facilitating brighter futures.”