Florida Man Buys $1 Million Scratch-Off Ticket From Publix

SAINT AUGUSTINE, Florida – The Florida Lottery announced that William Evans, 52, of Saint Augustine, claimed a $1 million prize from the $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR Scratch-Off game at Lottery’s Headquarters in Tallahassee.

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

Lee purchased his winning ticket from a Publix supermarket located at 5415 North Oceanshore Boulevard in Palm Coast.

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.