Florida player won $1M playing the $1,000,000 A Year for Life Spectacular

A Florida man won a cool million from the $1,000,000 A Year for Life Spectacular instant-win game.

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Published Dec 24, 2023, 13:00 EST

A lucky Monroe County man won a cool million from the $1,000,000 A Year for Life Spectacular instant-win game. Qiriako Kaci, aged 57, opted to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.00. He purchased the ticket from New Mart, located at 900 Caroline Street in Key West. The retailer will receive $2,000 for selling the winning ticket.

The $1,000,000 A Year for Life Spectacular instant-win game was launched by the Florida Lottery in February 2023. The game features a total of over $1,6 billion in prizes. These include two jackpot prizes of $1 million for life and 234 prizes of $1 million. The overall odds of winning this game are 1-in-4.50.

How to play $1,000,000 A Year for Life Spectacular

This is a $50 instant-win game with a top prize of $1 million a year for life (a minimum of 25 years). To play, scratch off the 10 stacks of cash symbols to reveal the winning numbers. Then, scratch off the 35 gold dollar symbols to reveal your numbers. If any of your numbers match the winning numbers, you win the prize shown by that number. Reveal a 5X, 10X, 20X, 50X, 100X, or 500X symbol and multiply your winning prize by that amount. If you match any of your numbers to the $500 BONUS number, you win $500 instantly. If you match any of the winning numbers to the Double All Winnings Bonus number, you can double all your winnings on the tickets.

If your $1,000,000 A Year for Life Spectacular instant-win ticket isn't a winner, don't throw it in the trash. You can enter non-winning tickets in the Free Ride & Fuel For Life Bonus Play. It's free to enter, and 10 lucky winners will be awarded free fuel for a year and a new Ford vehicle. Winners will also be invited to participate in the Lucky Pik game show event from October 20 to October 22, 2023. At the Lucky Pik event, the prize Ford Model vehicle will be revealed, and guests can play to win additional fuel for a year and fuel for life prizes.

About the Florida Lottery

Instant-win games are an integral part of the Florida Lottery's portfolio of lottery games. In 20022, they comprised around 72 percent of ticket sales. Since their launch, Florida scratch-off games have awarded over $59.5 billion in prizes, created 1,947 millionaires, and contributed more than $18.39 billion to the Florida Educational Enhancement Trust Fund.