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25 Year Old Lizbeth Venegas Of Immokalee Just Won A Million Dollars On A Scratch Off

Gold Rush Limted

While the rest of us have been losing money, failing at our college basketball brackets, 25 year old Lizbeth Chaparro Venegas Of Immokalee just won a million dollars off a Florida Lottery scratch off. The card she was playing was the $20 Gold Rush Limited. See, that's the way I play too. Instead of getting a bunch of one dollar scratchers hoping to win a thousand dollars, I get a $20 ticket looking for life changing money. Like, winning a thousand dollars would be cool, but it's not what I call 'life changing money'. Since most of us will never see that kind of winning, the Florida Lottery sent us a picture of Lizbeth's winning ticket:

I like how she only scratched off the amount for the one she won. Total baller move there. When I do my scratch offs it looks like it was done by an animal. Lizbeth bought her ticket at Handy Food, at 1812 Lake Trafford Road in Immokalee. She cashed in her ticket at the Florida Lottery office for a one-time, lump-sum payment of $795,000.00. I wonder if she got the big check, like in Happy Gilmore. I hope she got the big check.  "Handy Neighborhood Store", as it says on the sign, gets a $2,000 bonus for selling the ticket. No word on what they're gonna do with their bonus. The cool thing to do, is to share it with the employees.

Congratulations Lizbeth Venegas, I couldn't imagine winning all that cash at the age of 25. Have fun, and please accept my friend request. Your new best friend - Joe

Sometimes you just got to treat yourself. And you can't go much bigger than steaks in Naples. Sure, we have great seafood here, and there's some amazing low cost options, too. But sometimes, when you want to impress, you just want a steak.

So where do you go for a great steak in Naples? I went with TripAdvisor to do the rankings because my favorites already have memories behind them. I was once entered into a steak eating competition at Shula's, competing against former members of the Miami Dolphins. Big dudes. They put this giant porterhouse in front of me and I was supposed to eat it as fast as I could. The guys around me picked theirs up like Fred Flintstone and went at it. I took my knife and fork and enjoyed every last bite. I didn't win the contest. Don't care.

Or there's the time Billy Fucillo (we miss you Billy!) took some of us out to the Capital Grille. We ordered massive steaks and many drinks and had a great time. My friend Mike was a chef there at the time. He came out of the kitchen to see what was going on. It was a party.

That's why I can't be trusted with ranking Steakhouses in Naples. You don't just go out for steak in Naples, it's an experience. And experiences will cloud judgement. So if you're looking for a dining experience, go for steaks in Naples. The ones higher on the list are definitely pricier, but worth it. Because of the way the rankings work, it's possible that one might be ranked lower simply because there's less reviews. So a newer place may not be ranked as high. It's not an exact science. As you can see, a couple of chains made the list. There's pictures and links, so you make your decision.

Enjoy.

The Pearl Steak & Seafood

Outback Steakhouse

Fujiyama Steak and Seafood House

Texas Roadhouse

Andre's Steak House

Miller's Ale House

The Pewter Mug North

Fleming's Prime Steakhouse

I love Fleming's and have no idea why it's down this far on the list. I told you, I was just going with rankings.

Yabba Island Grill

Dorona

Martin Fierro

The Grill

Stoney's Steakhouse

LongHorn Steakhouse

Ocean Prime

More of a seafood spot, but absolutely killer food.

The Continental

The Capital Grille

Jimmy P's Charred

Shula's Steak House

T-Michaels Steak and Lobster

Chops City Grill

Joe Winner spends his days combing through memes and off beat stories to bring you the side of Florida not always seen.