HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – A Hillsborough County man is spending his Valentine’s Day loving his odds after Lottery officials said he claimed a $1 million prize after purchasing a scratch-off ticket from Publix.
Abdallah Adlouni, of Tampa, purchased his winning 500X THE CASH scratch-off ticket at a Publix in St. Petersburg.
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Adlouni chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.
He claimed his prize at the Lottery’s Tampa District Office, according to Lottery officials.
“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.”