Recently, Florida Lottery officials announced that a man, identified as Antonio Redden, 56, of Sanford, won a $1 million prize after trying his luck in the $XNUMX Million A Year For Life Spectacular instant-win game.
The lucky winner purchased the winning Scratch-Off ticket at a retail store located at Kevin's Corner Store at 2001 South French Avenue in Sanford, and the owner of the store will receive an additional $2000 commission as a result.
Redden went to the Lottery's Tampa District Office to claim his prize and requested a one-time payment of $640000.
The Florida Lottery launched the $50 instant prize ticket in February of last year. The game features two $1 million annual jackpots for life and 234 $1 million prizes. Additionally, scratch-off tickets give players the chance to win more than $1.6 billion in smaller cash prizes. The overall odds of winning are 1 in 4.50.