Miami-Dade man becomes Florida Lottery winner at local Kwik Stop

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – A 48-year-old Homestead man claimed a $1 million scratch-off ticket at a Homestead Kwik Stop store, the Florida Lottery announced on Thursday.

Alexander Ramirez played  the GOLD RUSH LIMITED Scratch-Off game. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $795,000.00.

Ramirez purchased his winning ticket from Kwik Stop, located at 1582 Northeast 8th St. in Homestead.

The business will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.

The $20 Scratch-Off game, GOLD RUSH LIMITED, launched in September 2021 and features 32 top prizes of $5 million and 100 prizes of $1 million.

There are also 33,000 prizes of $1,000 to $100,000 up for grabs with the scratch-off. The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-2.65.