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Florida man claims big prize on Valentine’s Day after buying scratch-off ticket at Publix

(Florida Lottery)

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.”


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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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