{"id":116776,"date":"2026-01-13T20:08:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T20:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/116776\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T20:08:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T20:08:06","slug":"okeechobee-county-man-claims-15-million-scratch-off-prize-in-tallahassee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/116776\/","title":{"rendered":"Okeechobee County man claims $15 million scratch-off prize in Tallahassee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; One Okeechobee County man woke up luckier thanks to a $30 scratch-off ticket.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Fifty-six-year-old Curtis McDugald claimed the $15 million top prize from the $15,000,000 GOLD RUSH MULTIPLIER Scratch-Off at the Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee in September, according to the Florida Lottery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Okeechobee County man chose to receive his winnings as one lump-sum payment of $8,968,000, the Florida Lottery wrote in a press release Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">McDugald purchased the ticket from the Okeechobee City Marathon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/01\/13\/okeechobee-county-man-claims-15-million-scratch-off-prize-tallahassee\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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