A Florida man’s life transformed after winning $1 million on a lotto scratch-off ticket. He purchased the ticket for $20 at an Orlando gas station.
Rafael Arciniegas Rosario, 59, of Osceola County, acquired his winning ticket, a GOLD RUSH LEGACY Scratch-Off game, for $20 at a RaceTrac on Conway Road in Orlando.
The game’s highest rewards consist of four $10 million prizes and 20 $1 million awards. The Florida Lottery reported that the overall odds of winning are one in 2.97.
Rosario, from Kissimmee, drove to Tallahassee, Florida Lottery Headquarters, on December 10 to receive his win. He posed with an oversized $1 million check.
Rosario chose to receive his award in one lump sum, totaling $640,000.
Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have given out over $104.8 billion in prizes and created over 4,475 millionaires, according to the Florida Lottery.
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