Florida man wins Florida Lottery's scratch-off game worth $1M
Lee Tang, a 65-year-old man from Keystone Heights, Florida, has claimed a $1 million prize from the Florida Lottery's 500X the Cash scratch-off game.
The winning ticket was sold in Lee’s Discount Beverage, located at 7387 State Road 21 North in Keystone Heights. The store will receive a bonus of $10,000 for selling the winning scratch-Off ticket.
The winner recently claimed his winning amount from the lottery headquarters and took home a one-time payment of $820,000 after state and federal taxes.
He plans to buy a new house with the winning amount and save the rest for future uses.
The odds of winning the second-place prize were 1-in-267,739, while the odds of winning the $25 million top prize are 1-in-21,419,145.
The Florida Lottery is the government-operated lottery of the U.S. state of Florida.
The $50 game features the largest ever offered on a Florida scratch-off game and the best odds to become an instant millionaire, with overall odds of winning at 1-in-4.50.
