LAKE PLACID, Fla. ā A Florida woman hit the jackpot after playing a lottery scratch-off game, Lottery officials announced Wednesday.
Barbara Arnesen, 67, of Lake Placid, claimed her $1 million prize this week after playing the ā$1,000,000 A Year For Life Spectacularā scratch-off game.
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According to Lottery officials, Arnesen chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.
She purchased the scratch-off ticket from a Sunshine Food Mart in her hometown.
The store will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.
āThe $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,ā the Florida Lottery said in a news release. āAdditionally, the scratch-off tickets are filled with more than $1.6 billion in cash prizes. The gameās overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.50.ā
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