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Circle K visit pays off for Florida Lottery player from Bonita Springs

Bonita Springs woman wins $1 million from the $5 GOLD RUSH SUPREME Scratch-Off game
Florida Lottery
Posted at 11:02 PM, Mar 24, 2021
and last updated 2021-03-24 23:02:58-04

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — A lucky Bonita Springs woman claimed a $1 million top prize from the $5 GOLD RUSH SUPREME Florida lottery Scratch-Off game.

Rubi Ortiz Rodriguez, 36, mailed her winning ticket to Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. She chose to receive their winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $880,000.00.

Ortiz Rodriguez purchased her winning ticket from Circle K, located at 10460 Bonita Beach Road in Bonita Springs. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.

The $5 GOLD RUSH SUPREME game launched in January and features more than $199 million in cash prizes, including 24 top prizes of $1 million! The game’s overall odds of winning are one-in-3.97.

Players can also enter non-winning GOLD RUSH SUPREME tickets into the Gold Rush Supreme Bonus Play Promotion! In each of the eight drawings, one player will win a growing jackpot prize starting at $10,000, five players will each win $5,000, 15 players will each win $1,000, and 20 players will each win $500. For more information, visit www.flalottery.com [flalottery.com].

Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery's portfolio of games, comprising approximately 75 percent of ticket sales and generating more than $1 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in fiscal year 2019-20.