Hendry county man wins $5 million playing ca$h money scratch-off game

Posted 12/29/25

On Dec. 29, the Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that Agustin Garcia Guerrero, 58, of LaBelle, claimed a $5 million prize from the ...

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Hendry county man wins $5 million playing ca$h money scratch-off game

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FT. MYERS — On Dec. 29, the Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that Agustin Garcia Guerrero, 58, of LaBelle, claimed a $5 million prize from the $5,000,000 CA$H MONEY Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Headquarters in Tallahassee on Dec. 8. Garcia Guerrero chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $3,053,000 Garcia Guerrero purchased his winning ticket from Sunshine, located at 17100 Tamiami Trail E. in Naples.

For $20, the $5,000,000 CA$H MONEY Scratch-Off game offers four life-changing top prizes of $5 million! Featuring over 7.3 million winning tickets, including more than $328 million in cash prizes, this game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-2.93.

Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising approximately 74 percent of ticket sales in fiscal year 2024-2025. Additionally, since inception, Scratch-Off games have awarded more than $66.9 billion in prizes, created 2,350 millionaires, and generated more than $20.09 billion for the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).

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