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Tampa Gets Another $1,000,000 Winner From Florida Lottery Scratch-Off

Another Tampa Bay area resident has become a millionaire from the Florida Lottery. This time on the Hillsborough County side of the Tampa Bay area, Shirley Mapp, 49, of Tampa…

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Another Tampa Bay area resident has become a millionaire from the Florida Lottery.

This time on the Hillsborough County side of the Tampa Bay area, Shirley Mapp, 49, of Tampa is the latest $1 million winner. She has won in the "$5,000,000 Gold Rush Classic Scratch-Off game" from the Florida Lottery. The game is a $20 scratch-off ticket.

Mapp claimed her prize using a secured Florida Lottery drop box. She chose to take the one-time payment of $710,000.

The winning ticket was purchased at David & Hana Community Market, located at 3320 East Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa. The store will receive a $2,000 commission for selling the winning ticket. The "$5,000,000 Gold Rush Classic" scratch-off game launched in October 2018 , and according to FlaLottery.com, there were at total of 9 top $5,000,000 prizes, 3 of which are still available. There were 45 $1 million prizes and there are 13 remaining.
[Source: FlaLottery.com]

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