ST. AUGUSTINE., Fla. – A central Florida woman turned a $50 scratch-off into a $1 million prize after playing a scratch-off game, Lottery officials announced this week.
According to Lottery officials, Rema Shaban,47, of St. Augustine, claimed her prize at the Lottery’s Headquarters in Tallahassee.
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She chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.
Lottery officials confirmed that Shaban purchased her winning ticket from a RaceTrac gas station in Jacksonville.
The retailer will receive 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, launched in February and features two top prizes of $1 million a year for life and 234 prizes of $1 million!” a news release from the Florida Lottery stated. “This game also features more than $1.6 billion in cash prizes. The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.50.”