Franklin Winberry Sr. Of Jacksonville Wins $1 Million Scratch-off

Franklin Winberry Sr., is a 68-year-old from Jacksonville, and he  just hit the jackpot with a jaw-dropping $1 million win from the Florida Lottery. So listen up because we've got a tale that'll make you believe in miracles!

Now, Franklin made a genius move by deciding to take a shot at the lottery, and boy, did that pay off! According to WFLA, with just a $50 investment in the 500X THE CASH scratch-off game, Franklin found himself swimming in a sea of dollar bills!  Man I wish I did that! I could be the one laughing all the way to the bank!

I don't know what kind of finger exercises Franklin was doing, but his scratching skills were off the charts! And hey, let's not forget the J and J food store on Beach Boulevard in Jacksonville Beach, where he bought that golden ticket. Those cash registers must be singing sweet melodies of joy, thanks to a delightful $2,000 commission.

But wait, there's more! The 500X THE CASH game isn't playing around. They've got not one, but two mind-boggling top prizes of $25 million up for grabs! Franklin might have snagged a cool million, but someone out there could still become a mega-millionaire.  So, if you've got five bucks itching for some action, this could be your golden ticket to fame and fortune.

Now, let's talk odds, shall we? The Florida Lottery's throwing numbers at us, saying that the chances of hitting that elusive $25 million jackpot are a mind-numbing 1-in-21.4 million. I'm no math whiz, but those odds are slimmer than a supermodel on a celery diet. However, with overall winning odds of 1-in-4.5, dreams really do come true for the bold risk-takers. So, take a cue from Franklin Winberry Sr., and grab that scratch-off ticket, put on your lucky socks, and may the odds be ever in your favor!

It's summertime in Southwest Florida, and it'd certainly be nice to catch a big win before hurricane season. Everyone talks 'hurricane prep' this time of year, but you know what's needed? Money to buy all the hurricane prep. Everything costs more than it did last year. Well, most everything. Florida Lottery scratch off tickets are still priced the same. But some of these tickets are no bargain. Did you know that some of the tickets behind the counter have no chance of hitting big?

The Florida Lottery keeps very close tabs on their scratch off tickets. Way more than we could ever hope to do. But one thing they do for us, is publish their information. But it is a lot of information, so I'll break it down for you.

When you go the counter or the machine you really have no idea what you're doing. You pick one that you think "feels lucky" and then give them your money. A $5 ticket where you could win $500,000? Sounds nice - but it's not going to happen if you get the wrong ticket. It'd really be nice if this information was posted when you go to buy tickets, but if they did that no one would buy the tickets where you couldn't win big. So I'll do it for you.

Some of these still have some bigger prizes available, but all the big prize winners are gone. We'll also touch on some of the newer games that have all their big top prizes left. So let's get started. This list is current as of July 4th, 2023.

It's a $5 ticket that came out in February of 2022. This game ends next month and all of the $500,000 and all the $10,000 prizes are gone. Best you could do on this one is a $1,000 winner.

A $2 ticket, but all of the $50,000 winners are gone. Like the last one, this ticket also ends on August 4th. There's some $2,000 winners left, but all 12 of the $50,000 winners have been claimed.

There were 8 of the $100,000 winning cards but they've all been claimed. Best you could do on this card is $2,500.

How much would it hurt dropping $30 on a card when you have no chance of hitting the $15 million dollar jackpot? That's because 4 people already did just that and now they're gone. Of the 24 $1 million dollar prizes, 2 of those are left. Heck, only 2 of the $100,000 tickets are still out there.

It's a $5 card with the chance to win a million. But you won't. All the million dollar cards are gone. You could still pick up $10,000 or one of the other prizes, but if you have dreams of buying a boat you may wanna pass on this one.

Nope. All the $5 million dollar prizes are gone. 3 of the $1 million dollar prizes are yet to be claimed. So if you like the crossword tickets, this one still has some winners left.

Tickets that have ALL of their big winners left. That's what I want. The Florida Lottery dropped some new games yesterday, so those all have the big winners left. Plus there's another one that came out back in February that still hasn't hit. We'll cover that one, too.

This one just came out on July 3rd. It's a $10 ticket and 4 people can win that grand prize. Do you still keep going to your job if you win this? Probably not.

The $5 version of this series that just came out. I could get by on $150K a year. It looks like a few of the $500 prizes have been claimed but the rest are out there.

And now the $2 version of the series. Like the others, this card just came out on July 3rd. All 8 of the grand prizes are available.

The dollar ticket version. You're not going to retire on this money, but it'd certainly make a difference. There's 4 top winners.

This is an odd $3 ticket that came out back in May. It still has most of the big winners left. 8/8 $100,000 winners, 12/16 $25,000 winners, and 22/24 $10,000 winners all yet to be claimed.

One million dollars a year for life. We've talked about this one before as it came out in February. It's a $50 ticket with a massive grand prize. There's 2 of those tickets and both are still out there. There's 234 of the one million dollar prizes and only 43 of those have been claimed.

The 500X the cash has certainly made a lot of headlines around here. It's a $50 ticket that came out in February of 2022. It advertises 2 - $25 million dollar prizes. George Demetriades of Bonita Springs got one of the $25 million dollar cards back in May of 2022, but the other one is still out there. Someone in Naples won a million off this card about 6 weeks ago. There's still 13 one million dollar winners left.

These stats are all current as of 7/4/2023. If you don't see your favorite ticket, here's the link to look it up. Hope this helps. Good luck to all. I usually send out an email when I make a new list, if you want that, sign up below.