SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. — A man from The Villages won a $1 million prize from the $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR scratch-off game from the Florida Lottery.
Michael Nelson, Sr. chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.
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The 66-year-old purchased his winning ticket from Circle K, located at 770 Kristine Way in The Villages.
The store that sold the winning ticket will receive a $2,000 bonus commission.
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The new, $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.
Scratch-off games made up 77% of ticket sales in the 2021-2022 fiscal year.
Since its inception, scratch-off games have generated more than $17.77 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund.
Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid more than $87.5 billion in prizes and made more than 3,500 people millionaires, according to lottery officials.
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