Florida Man Buys $1 Million Scratch-Off Ticket

SUNRISE, Florida - The Florida Lottery announced that Charles Larocco, 67, of Tamarac, claimed a $1 million top prize from the MILLIONAIRE MAKER Scratch-Off game at the Lottery's West Palm Beach District Office. 

The Broward County man chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.

Larocco turned $5 into $1 million when he purchased his winning ticket from Oakland Shell, located at 8787 West Oakland Boulevard in Sunrise. 

The retailer received a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.  

The $5 Scratch-Off game, MILLIONAIRE MAKER, launched in May and features more than 5.7 million winning tickets, including six top prizes of $1 million. 

The game's overall odds are 1-in-3.87.