POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A Florida man took home the top prize after he bought a $5 scratch-off ticket from a Polk County grocery store.
The Florida Lottery said Carlos Cole, Sr., 53, bought a ticket for the Seven Figures scratch-off game and managed to win the $1 million prize.
Cole chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $695,000 at the lottery's headquarters in Tallahassee.
Cole purchased the ticket from a Publix located on Cypress Gardens Boulevard in Winter Haven. The grocery store received a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.
According to the Florida Lottery, the odds of winning the game are 1 in 3.77.
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