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Jacksonville woman wins $5M top prize on $20 Florida Lottery scratch-off

Lucinda Joseph-Rann of Jacksonville wins Florida Lottery prize
Lucinda Joseph-Rann of Jacksonville wins Florida Lottery prize Lucinda Joseph-Rann of Jacksonville wins Florida Lottery prize (Meredyth Hope Hall/Florida Lottery)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville woman won the top prize on a scratch-off game, the Florida Lottery announced Friday.

Lucinda Joseph-Rann, 54, bought a $5,000,000 CROSSWORD CASH Scratch-Off game at the Gate gas station at 60 Airport Center Drive, the Lottery said.

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Lucinda Joseph-Rann's winning ticket

She won the big prize of $5 million and chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $3,262,138.

The Lottery said that Gate received a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

The game Joseph-Rann played is $20 to purchase. The word-themed game offers over $239.6 million in cash prizes, including four top prizes of $5 million. The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-2.9.

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