Florida Lottery Introduces $50 Scratch-Off With $25 Million Grand Prize

Just remember who told you about this if you win the big prize! The Florida Lottery has just introduced it’s newest scratch-off ticket with a grand prize of $25 million!

This scratcher, 500X The Cash, will set you back a whopping $50 per ticket. There is a total of $1.5 billion in cash prizes to win with this ticket including two $25 million grand prizes and 160 $1 million second prizes.

Do you want to know the odds of winning the big bucks? 1-in-21,419,145 for the grand prize and 1-in-267,739 for the second prize. To quote the classic movie Dumb and Dumber: “So you’re telling me there’s a chance!”

The Florida Lottery says the overall odds to win anything on this $50 scratch-off are 1-in-4.5.

If you decide to pony up the cash and play, we wish you luck!

[SOURCE 10 Tampa Bay] via 995qyk

Top 10 Florida Beaches To Avoid The Crowds

• Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park, Key West

  Because so many people go to Key West to party, you can usually find a spot on the beach. Fort Zach is on the western edge of Key West and even has a cafe to pick up refreshments. It’s also quite possible you’ll stumble across someone getting married.

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• T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park

  This one makes the list because it’s just so far away from everything. Just down from Panama City on the Florida panhandle there’s so many other beaches you could stop at before you got there. And a lot of people do. This is 20 miles of white-sand nature preserve and if you don’t mind going out there when the weather is cool, you may be all alone.

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• Caladesi Island State Park, Dunedin

  Just outside of Clearwater, the crowds are limited because there’s no roads. You’ll need to hop a ferry to get there and the ferry only carries 30 people at a time. If you have your own boat and know the area that works too. Again, because it’s kind of hard to get to, the crowds are smaller.

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• Seagrape Trail, Vero Beach

  Just north of Vero Beach on the East Coast. The was a shipwreck there back in 1715 and occasionally people happen across some treasure. Super soft sands, too. Definitely different from any Miami beach.

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• Flagler Beach

  Nice wide unobstructed beaches. On the east coast about an hour away from Orlando. There’s even a winery there.

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• Lovers Key State Park, Fort Myers

  2.5 miles of white sand on a 1,600-acre park. I think what keeps a lot of people away from here is the walk including crossing 2 canals to get to the beach. But if you put in the effort it’s going to be a lot less crowded than Fort Myers beach to the north and Barefoot to the south. Last I checked it’s also like 8 bucks to get past the guard shack. 

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• Dania Beach

  About 10 minutes south of Fort Lauderdale, this beach doesn’t get the attention that the bigger beaches get. Which is what we’re looking for.

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• Blue Mountain Beach

  Another Florida panhandle Beach, this one gets it’s name for – get this – it’s massive sand dunes. No lie, 65 foot high sand dunes. We don’t see anything like that in Southwest Florida. It’s in South Walton, but before you go check the tide charts. You’ll want to go during low tide. 

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• Big Talbot Island State Park, Jacksonville

  This state park is far enough away from Jacksonville to be pretty amazing. Be sure to check out the area known as Boneyard Beach: massive trees that have washed ashore then weathered white by the elements. Good spot for your insta.

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• Little Gasparilla Island, Fort Myers

  Let’s wrap it up with another local spot. Just off the coast of Rotunda West is this hard to reach beach. Remember Rotunda West? It’s that super weird looking development you can see from the plane as you get close to Southwest Florida.

  Little Gasparilla Island

  Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.

  There’s no stores or restaurants on the island and unless you have a boat you’ll need to hop on that ferry to get there.  If you have the means, it’s worth the trip.

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