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

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A Florida man searching for luck discovered it final week when a minimize 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 foul day when he received to the machine to buy a scratch-off, one other man minimize in entrance of him.
“As an alternative of claiming one thing, I made a decision I’d simply purchase a ticket on the counter,” Espinoza instructed 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 prime 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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Stephen Espinoza wins $1 million on a $50 “500X The Money” scratch-off ticket from a Publix grocery store. (Florida Lottery)
Espinoza stated he could not consider it. He traveled to the Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee to say his prize and selected to carry house 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.
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An image of a scratch-off ticket from Florida’s “500X The Money” sport. (Florida Lottery)
The Florida lottery says the $25 million prime prize within the “500X The Money” sport is the most important prime prize ever provided on a scratch-off sport within the state. The sport additionally affords the perfect odds to grow to be a millionaire.
One of many two $25 million prime prizes stays up for grabs.
After Espinoza’s win, there are 42 million-dollar prizes omitted of the 160 that had been accessible. There are additionally 77 out of 300 $50,000 prizes remaining.
The general odds of successful any prize are 1 in 4.5.
A Google Earth picture reveals the Publix grocery store on the North Delray Commons in Delray Seaside, Fla. (Google Earth)
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The Publix location will obtain a $2,000 bonus for promoting the successful ticket.