Local Lottery Winners: Two Sarasota-Area Residents Win Big

Sarasota FL

09 March, 2021

2:46 PM

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SARASOTA COUNTY, FL — There were two big Florida Lottery winners in the Sarasota area in March. A 54-year-old Sarasota woman claimed a $2 million top prize from the $10 GOLD RUSH SUPREME scratch-off game, Florida Lottery said in a news release. Dana Spencer chose to receive her winnings in a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1.76 million. She claimed her prize using a secured drop box at the Florida Lottery's Tallahassee headquarters. She purchased her winning ticket from the Publix at 5804 Bee Ridge Road in Sarasota. The grocery store will receive a $4,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket. The $10 GOLD RUSH SUPREME game launched in January and features more than $244.8 million in cash prizes, including eight top prizes of $2 million. The game's overall odds of winning are 1-in-3.49. Jerry Newman, a Lakewood Ranch man, also won $50,000 in the Florida Jackpots Bonus Play promotion. The limited time promotion ran from Feb. 1-28. Any Florida Lotto or Jackpot Triple Play tickets purchased during that time were eligible for entry into the promotion. In a March 3 drawing, 121 winners were selected to receive cash prizes totaling $300,000. Newman won the top prize in the promotion.