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Florida woman couldn’t believe winning $1 million lottery ticket was legit: ‘Is this real?’
$1.58 billion Mega Millions ticket sold in Florida
A lucky lottery player in Florida hit the jackpot after purchasing a winning Mega Millions ticket worth an estimated $1.58 billion, officials said. The single ticket, which was sold a Publix grocery store in Neptune Beach – a city east of Jacksonville – matched all five numbers, plus the mega ball in Tuesday’s drawing to win the largest prize in the game’s history.
PARRISH, Fla. – A woman from Parrish had a sleepless night this week after realizing her winning $1 million ticket was legit.
Heather Hancock of Parrish, a community in Manatee County about 30 miles north of Sarasota, claimed a $1 million prize in the $1,000,000 A Year for Life Spectacular scratch-off game, the Florida Lottery announced Tuesday.
The 47-year-old woman purchased her ticket from Rose Park Deli at 8003 U.S. Highway 301 N in Parrish. The convenience store will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning lottery ticket.
“I couldn’t believe it,” Hancock said in a press release. “I kept looking at my number and the matching number at the top, thinking, ‘Is this real?’ I didn’t sleep at all last night!”
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Hancock chose to receive her winnings in a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.
There are two more top prizes remaining in the $1,000,000 A Year for Life Spectacular scratch-off game, which costs $50 a ticket.