FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A Broward County man won big after purchasing a scratch-off ticket from a gas station in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Lottery officials confirmed this week.
According to Lottery officials, Ricardo Canales, 55, of Fort Lauderdale, claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X The Cash scratch-off game at the Lottery’s Miami District Office.
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He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.
According to Lottery officials, Canales purchased his winning ticket from the Kwik Stop convenience store, located at 2201 Davie Blvd.
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.”