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Florida man wins $2 million playing Lottery scratch-off game

100X The Cash scratch-off game (Florida Lottery)

JACKSONVILLE – A Florida man turned $10 into $2 million after playing and winning the 100x The Cash scratch-off game, Lottery officials announced this week.

George Yazgi, 28, of Jacksonville, chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,390,000.

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According to the Florida Lottery, Yazgi bought his ticket from a First Coast Energy store in his hometown.

The retailer will receive a $4,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.

The $10 game 100X The Cash, launched in January and features more than $337.9 million in cash prizes, including eight top prizes of $2 million,” the Florida Lottery said in a news release. “The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-3.44.”


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Ryan Mackey is a Digital Journalist at WPLG. He was born in Long Island, New York, and has lived in Sunrise, Florida since 1994.

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