IMMOKALEE, Fla. — A Collier County man is $1 million richer after playing the new Holiday Luck scratch-off game.
Gerardo Jasso Jemenez, 54 of Immokalee, claimed the $1 million-dollar prize and chose to receive a one-time lump sum of $760,000.00.
Gerardo Jasso Jimenez purchased his winning ticket from Lozano's Mini Mart LLC, located at 102 New Market Road East in Immokalee. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $36 billion to education and sending more than 840,000 students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The Florida Lottery reinvests 97 percent of its revenue back into Florida's economy through prize payouts, commissions to more than 13,000 Florida retailers and contributions to education. Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid more than $66.9 billion in prizes and made more than 2,800 people millionaires. For more information, please visit www.flalottery.com.
