TAMPA, Fla. – A Florida woman claimed her $1 million prize this week after purchasing a winning scratch-off ticket.
Paula Azbill, 63, of Lutz, in Hillsborough County, chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.
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According to the Florida Lottery, Azbill purchased a winning 500x The Cash ticket at a 7-Eleven in Tampa.
The business will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning scratch-off ticket.
“The $50 game, 500X THE CASH features a top prize of $25 million—the largest ever offered on a Florida Scratch-Off game—and the best odds to become an instant millionaire!” the Lottery said in a news release. “The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.50.”