TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Tampa man turned a $50 scratch-off ticket into a big win, the Florida Lottery announced.
Yorjhans Rodriguez Damas, 45, claimed his $1,000,000 prize at the lottery’s Tampa office on Friday. He will receive a $640,000 lump sum payment.
He bought the winning ticket at the Silver 7 Food Mart on West Hillsborough Ave. The store will receive a $2,000 bonus from the lottery for selling a winner.
The ‘$1,000,000 a Year for Life’ game costs $50 to play. Two winners will receive the $1M for life grand prize and 234 players will win a one-time $1,000,000 prize.
This game also features $1.6 billion in other cash prizes, according to the Florida Lottery. Its overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.50.
