Two Lottery Winners Chose $3 Million Lump Sum Payment

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Florida Lottery announces that Julie Phillips, 67, of Sebring, claimed a $5 million top prize from the $5,000,000 CROSSWORD CASH Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Fort Myers District Office on June 18. Phillips chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $3,262,138.00. Phillips purchased her winning ticket from Saunak’s Corner, located at 306 N. Ridgewood Drive in Sebring.

Georgia Smith, of Arcadia, claimed a $5 million top prize from the MEGA 7’s Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee on June 30. Smith chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $3,089,000.00. Smith purchased her winning ticket from Murphy USA, located at 2769 S.E. Highway 70 in Arcadia.

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