Man Buys $1 Million Scratch-Off Ticket At Lutz Publix

LUTZ, Florida – The Florida Lottery announced that Wilfredo Soto, 63, of Lutz, claimed a $1 million prize from the $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Tampa District Office.

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

Soto purchased his winning ticket from Publix, located at 3939 Van Dyke Road in Lutz. 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.