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Man wins $1 million playing Florida Lottery scratch-off game

69-year-old William Rundall won the $1 million prize after playing a Florida Lottery scratch-off game. (Florida Lottery)

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida man won $1 million playing the 500X The Cash scratch-off game, Florida Lottery officials confirmed Tuesday.

William Rundall, 69, of Astatula, claimed his prize this week at Lottery headquarters in Orlando.

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According to Lottery officials, he chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.

Rundall purchased his winning ticket from a Food Mart in his hometown.

The business will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning 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 Florida Lottery said in a news release. “The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.50.”


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