PALM BAY, Florida – The Florida Lottery announced that Howard Carling, 67, of Palm Bay, claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.
The Brevard County man chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.00.
Carling purchased his winning ticket from Sunlight Food Mart, located at 2235 Jupiter Boulevard Southwest in Palm Bay.
The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The $50 game, 500X THE CASH, features a top prize of $25 million—the largest ever offered on a Florida Scratch-Off game—and the best odds to become an instant millionaire.
The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.50.
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