{"id":323505,"date":"2026-06-29T16:47:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/323505\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:47:09","slug":"across-state-florida-lottery-winners-hit-it-big-in-march-mega-millions-now-at-511m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/323505\/","title":{"rendered":"Across state, Florida Lottery winners hit it big in March; Mega Millions now at $511M"},"content":{"rendered":"

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 It was a lucky month for lottery players across Florida<\/a>, with several winners turning scratch-off tickets into life-changing payouts in March.<\/p>\n

One of those winners is Monica Rubio, 49, of Sunny Isles, who struck it big with a top prize from the $10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE Scratch-Off game. She claimed her prize at the Florida Lottery\u2019s Miami District Office on March 10 and opted to take the lump-sum payout of $7,752,000. Rubio picked up her winning ticket at a Publix <\/a>on Biscayne Boulevard in North Miami Beach.<\/p>\n

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One of those winners is Monica Rubio, 49, of Sunny Isles, who struck it big with a top prize from the $10,000 A WEEK FOR LIFE Scratch-Off game. She claimed her prize at the Florida Lottery\u2019s Miami District Office on March 10 and opted to take the lump-sum payout of $7,752,000. Rubio picked up her winning ticket at a Publix on Biscayne Boulevard in North Miami Beach. (Florida Lottery) <\/p>\n

For just $20, the game gives players a shot at winning $10,000 a week for life, with more than $225 million in total cash prizes up for grabs and overall odds of 1 in 2.96.<\/p>\n

Further north, Cynthia Price, 68, of Beverly Hills, also had a reason to celebrate. She claimed her top prize from the $2,500 A WEEK FOR LIFE Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee <\/a>on March 18. Price chose a one-time lump-sum payment of $1,949,000. Her winning ticket came from a 7-Eleven <\/a>in Lecanto.<\/p>\n

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Further north, Cynthia Price, 68, of Beverly Hills, also had a reason to celebrate. She claimed her top prize from the $2,500 A WEEK FOR LIFE Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee on March 18. Price chose a one-time lump-sum payment of $1,949,000. Her winning ticket came from a 7Eleven in Lecanto. (Florida Lottery) <\/p>\n

The $5 game offers four top prizes of $2,500 a week for life, along with more than $106.2 million in total cash prizes. The odds of winning are 1 in 3.96.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in the Panhandle<\/a>, Paul Cich, 61, of DeFuniak Springs, turned a $20 scratch-off ticket into a $5 million win. He claimed his prize from the 200X THE CASH game at Lottery Headquarters on March 27 and chose a lump-sum payout of $2,779,400. Cich bought the winning ticket at a Tom Thumb store in DeFuniak Springs.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, in the Panhandle, Paul Cich, 61, of DeFuniak Springs, turned a $20 scratch-off ticket into a $5 million win. He claimed his prize from the 200X THE CASH game at Lottery Headquarters on March 27 and chose a lump-sum payout of $2,779,400. Cich bought the winning ticket at a Tom Thumb store in DeFuniak Springs. (Florida Lottery) <\/p>\n

The 200X THE CASH game is designed for players chasing bigger prizes, offering more than 6.9 million winning tickets and over $313 million in total prizes, with overall odds of 1 in 2.96.<\/p>\n

Under Florida law, lottery winners\u2019 names and hometowns are public record and can be released 90 days after they claim their prizes.<\/p>\n

See also: $50,000 in jewelry stolen in FL mall robbery; 28-year-old faces felony charges after chase<\/a><\/p>\n

And if you\u2019re feeling lucky, there\u2019s another chance to win big on Monday this week.<\/p>\n

The Mega Millions <\/a>jackpot has climbed to an estimated $511 million, with a cash option of $231 million, ahead of Tuesday night\u2019s drawing. The next drawing is set for 11 p.m., and players will need to purchase tickets at local retailers before the cutoff time for a shot at the growing prize.<\/p>\n

The Florida Lottery says its games have contributed more than $51 billion to education since it began, helping send more than one million students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 It was a lucky month for lottery players across Florida, with several…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":323506,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-323505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=323505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323505\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/323506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=323505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=323505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=323505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}