Southwest Floridians react after string of big wins on lottery scratch-off games

Reporter: Tiffany Rizzo Writer: Matthew Seaver
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Scratch-off lottery tickets. (Credit: WINK News)

1988. That is when the Florida Lottery introduced its first scratch-off game. Fast forward to today, and now you can buy a scratch-off game for $50. The lottery says there are $1.5 billion in cash prizes. The odds of winning are 1 in 4.5.

Several people in Southwest Florida have won big prizes recently with these scratch-off games:

Hear what people in Southwest Florida think about playing these big money scratch-off games in the video above.

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