Lucky guy take off $820,000 jackpot after winning $1 million jackpot
Jay Wein of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, won the prize playing the scratch-off game 500X THE CASH.
The $50 dollar ticket offers a top prize of $25million, which is the biggest ever scratch-off prize for a Florida game. Players must match their number to the winning number to claim the prize listed next to that number.
In addition, they can win up to 500 times that amount if they get an X symbol next to the prize.
Jay beat one-in-267,739 odds to win the game's second biggest prize - $1million, yet he chose to take $850,000 in a lump sum rather than the full prize paid out as an annuity.
And, that lump sum does not take into account the taxes Jay will have to pay. Luckily for Jay, Florida does not have a state income tax, leaving him on the hook for just federal taxes.
