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HOMESTEAD, Fla. – A Miami-Dade County antheral is $1 cardinal richer aft hitting it large connected a Florida Lottery scratch-off ticket.
Before taxes, of course.
Hector Anaya Jr., 27, of Homestead, claimed the prize from the $1,000,000 A Year For Life Spectacular crippled astatine Lottery office successful Tallahassee, Lottery officials announced Tuesday.
Anaya chose to person his winnings arsenic a one-time, lump-sum outgo of $640,000.
Lottery officials said Anaya bought the winning $50 summons astatine a RaceTrac state presumption located astatine 3310 NE Eighth Street successful Homestead. The store volition person a $2,000 bonus committee for selling the winning ticket.
“Scratch-Off games are an important portion of the Lottery’s portfolio of games, comprising astir 74 percent of summons income successful fiscal twelvemonth 2023-2024,” the Florida Lottery stated successful a quality release. “Additionally, since inception, Scratch-Off games person awarded much than $65.5 cardinal successful prizes, created 2,283 millionaires, and generated much than $19.80 cardinal for the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund.”
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