Florida woman turns gas station stop into $1 million prize playing Lottery scratch-off game

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A woman from Lake County hit the jackpot after playing a Florida lottery scratch-off game, Lottery officials announced Thursday.

Shelby Abbott, 29, of Eustis, claimed her $1 million prize Friday after playing the “$1,000,000 A Year For Life Spectacular” scratch-off game.

According to Lottery officials, Abbott chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.

She purchased the scratch-off ticket from a Circle K gas station in her hometown.

The store will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.

“The $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,” the Florida Lottery said in a news release. “Additionally, the scratch-off tickets are filled with more than $1.6 billion in cash prizes. The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.50.”