Alabama woman wins $10 million off $20 lottery scratch-off in Florida

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November 19, 2024

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An Alabama woman has won a $10 million cash prize off a $20 scratch off ticket.

Jessica Callihan of Foley purchased the $20 Gold Rush Legacy Scratch-off from a Pensacola Cumberland Farms and became to winner, a stroke of luck that according to AL.com had the chances of 1 in 2.97 million.

Callihan chose to receive her payment in one lump-sum rather than be doled out in payments, which after taxes came out to $6.03 million.

Alabama remains just one of five states to be without a lottery, estimated to have cost the state over $1 billion in revenue. Florida’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund estimates that since the lottery was adopted in 1993, it has created over $19.5 billion in revenue for the state.

Michael Brauner is a Senior Sports Analyst and Contributing Writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @MBraunerWNSP and hear him every weekday morning from 6 to 9 a.m. on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5, available free online.

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