Lottery

$50 turned into $25 million for a lucky Miami-Dade Walmart shopper

No matter how much he spent on groceries, the $50 a Miami-Dade man dropped on a Florida Lottery scratch-off turned out to be the best money spent at a West Miami-Dade Walmart Neighborhood Market.

That $50 bought Lincoln Diaz a Gold Rush Multiplier game ticket, and that ticket won Diaz one of the two $25 million prizes.

The Florida Lottery announced Wednesday that Diaz took the option of a lump-sum payment, giving him $15,960,000.

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The Walmart supermarket is at 14720 SW 26th St.

Miami’s Lincoln Diaz, left, holds up the $25 million prize sign with his guest, Alain Diaz, after winning one of the two big prizes in the $25 Million Gold Rush Multiplier scratch off game.
Miami’s Lincoln Diaz, left, holds up the $25 million prize sign with his guest, Alain Diaz, after winning one of the two big prizes in the $25 Million Gold Rush Multiplier scratch off game. The Florida Lottery

This story was originally published April 16, 2026 at 10:53 AM.

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