Tampa Man's Scratch-Off Ticket Yields $1M Lottery Prize

TAMPA, FL — The Florida Lottery announced Monday that Gilberto Mons Toledano, 56, of Tampa, claimed a $1 million prize from the Billion Dollar Gold Rush Supreme scratch-off game at the Tampa District Office.

He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $880,000.00.

Mons Toledano purchased his winning ticket from New Way Food and Deli, 15202 Livingston Avenue in Lutz. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.

The Billion Dollar Gold Rush Supreme game launched in February and features four top prizes of $15 million, the largest scratch-off top prize offered by the Florida Lottery. The game also offers 24 prizes of $1 million. The game's overall odds of winning are 1 in 2.59.