Florida man wins $1M on scratch-off lotto ticket after being cut in line at Publix

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. – A Florida man on the lookout for luck discovered it final week when a lower in line resulted in a successful million-dollar lottery ticket.

In response to the Florida Lottery, Stephen Espinoza, 43, went to the Publix grocery retailer on Northeast fifth Avenue in Delray Seaside to purchase a lottery ticket after a nasty day when he received to the machine to buy a scratch-off, one other man lower in entrance of him.

“As an alternative of claiming one thing, I made a decision I would just purchase a ticket on the counter,” Espinoza informed the outlet.

He walked to the counter and selected a ticket from the $50 “500X The Money” sport, which launched in February 2022 and has a high prize of $25 million. The ticket was a winner, and Espinoza walked away with one of many sport’s $1 million prizes.

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Espinoza stated he could not imagine it. He traveled to the Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee to say his prize and selected to deliver dwelling the bacon in a one-time lump sum of $820,000. 

He stated he and his spouse plan on utilizing the cash to purchase a house for his or her household.

The Florida lottery says the $25 million high prize within the “500X The Money” sport is the biggest high prize ever supplied on a scratch-off sport within the state. The sport additionally affords one of the best odds to develop into a millionaire.

One of many two $25 million high prizes stays up for grabs.

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After Espinoza’s win, there are 42 million-dollar prizes omitted of the 160 that had been obtainable. There are additionally 77 out of 300 $50,000 prizes remaining.

The general odds of successful any prize are 1 in 4.5.

The Publix location will obtain a $2,000 bonus for promoting the successful ticket.

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