TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A trip to the store had one Florida man stop in his tracks when he realized he was holding a scratch-off lottery ticket worth $1 million, the Florida Lottery announced Wednesday.
Lottery officials said 68-year-old Peter Dulas, of Lake Placid, claimed his $1 million prize from the Billion Dollar Gold Rush Supreme scratch-off game at the Lottery’s West Palm Beach District Office.
Dulas chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $880,000.
According to the Florida Lottery, Dulas bought his winning ticket during a trip to the Ocala Stopping Center, at 7401 West Highway 318 in Reddick.
The retailer who sold Dulads his winning scratch-off ticket will receive a $2,000 bonus commission.
The $30 game features four top prizes of $15 million and 24 second-place prizes of $1 million.
| Prize Amount | Odds of Winning | Total Prizes | Prizes Remaining | Prizes Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,000,000 | 1-in-11,553,592 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| $1,000,000 | 1-in-1,925,599 | 24 | 6 | 18 |
| $100,000 | 1-in-2,310,718 | 20 | 4 | 16 |
| $20,000 | 1-in-59,478 | 777 | 185 | 592 |
| $10,000 | 1-in-59,555 | 776 | 189 | 587 |
The overall odds of winning are one-in-2.59, the Florida Lottery said on its website.
So far, three of the four top prizes have been paid out to lucky lottery players.