JACKSON COUNTY, Fla. – An Alabama man is over $2 million richer after hitting the jackpot playing a Florida Lottery scratch-off game, Lottery officials announced this week.
According to the Florida Lottery, 49-year-old Gary Thomas, from Dothan, Alabama, claimed a top prize from the “$150,000 A Year For Life” scratch-off game.
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Thomas received his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $2,440,000.
He purchased his winning ticket from Lotto Discount Liquor in Campbellton, Florida, according to Lottery officials.
“It’s still sinking in,” Thomas told the Florida Lottery. “I couldn’t believe it! I still can’t believe it!”
The retailer will receive a $4,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.
