Miami-Dade woman wins $5 million in Florida lottery

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Florida. – A Miami-Dade woman starts the year off $5 million richer after winning the Florida Lottery scratch card grand prize.

On Monday, the Florida Lottery announced that Sonia Rodriguez Perez, 53, of Miami Lakes, won a $5 million grand prize playing the GOLD RUSH LIMITED scratch card game at the lottery’s Tallahassee headquarters.

She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time lump sum payment of $3,960,000.

Rodriguez Perez purchased her winning ticket from Fresco Y Más, 6500 West 4th Avenue in Hialeah.

The retailer receives a bonus commission of $10,000 on the sale of the winning scratch card.

The $20 Scratch Game, GOLD RUSH LIMITEDwhich launched in September 2021 and features 32 grand prizes totaling $5 million and 100 prizes totaling $1 million.

The overall odds of winning the game are 1 in 2.65.