Florida Man Buys $1 Million Scratch-Off From Publix

SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Florida - The Florida Lottery announced that James Wise, 60, of Pace, claimed a $1 million prize from the $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. 

The Santa Rosa County man chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.00.  

Wise purchased his winning ticket from a Publix supermarket located at 4739 Highway 90 in Pace. The retailer received a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket. 

The $50 Scratch-Off game, $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR, features two top prizes of $1 million a year for life and 234 prizes of $1 million. 

The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.50.

 

: 🎉 Big congrats to James Wise from Santa Rosa County, who snagged a life-changing $1 million prize playing the $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR Scratch-Off game! 🤑💥 Feeling lucky? Take a chance with one of the Florida Lottery’s Scratch-Off games. Visit… pic.twitter.com/G88pQnjmgp

— Florida Lottery (@floridalottery) August 30, 2024