PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — A Port St. Lucie woman's bank account just got a whole lot bigger.
The Florida Lottery announced Thursday that Wendy Banuelos, 48, claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH scratch-off game.
Banuelos chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.
Wendy Banuelos of #PortStLucie bought a 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off ticket at BP and won $1 million bucks! Congrats, Wendy! https://t.co/qLVejcAAR8 pic.twitter.com/YJxNVCW56r
— Florida Lottery (@floridalottery) October 27, 2022
Florida Lottery officials said that Banuelos purchased her winning ticket from a BP Food Store, located at 8195 Twentieth Street near Vero Beach.
The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning scratch-off ticket.
The game's overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.50. However, the odds of winning $1 million are 1-in-267,739.
