A Florida woman has won a million-dollar jackpot with a ticket she bought at a Jacksonville gas station. The Florida Lottery announced that Mrs. Rema Shaban, 47, of St. Augustine, won the $1.000.000 million a year for life jackpot.
The woman bought her ticket for $50, according to lottery officials, at a RaceTrac gas station on Beach Boulevard in Jacksonville. She chose to receive her winnings in a lump sum of $640.000, while the company received a $2.000 commission for issuing the winning ticket.
The Florida Lottery reports that two winners will receive the $234 million lifetime prize this time around, while 1.6 players won $1 million each. The game also has $4.50 billion in other cash prizes, but the odds of winning are XNUMX in XNUMX.
Last October, Manatee County resident Teresa Katsaros won $1,000,000 million after purchasing a lottery ticket at a Tampa Bay Publix. Katsaros took home the top prize in the $1 A Year for Life drawing, which awards $11245 million to the top winner. The ticket was purchased at the Publix at 301 North US Highway 51 in Parrish, Florida. The Florida Lottery announced that the 640,000-year-old opted for the one-time payment of $XNUMX in cash. For generating a winning scratch-off ticket, the store will receive a commission of $2,000.
