Somebody is holding Florida Lottery ticket worth $1 million. Here's where it was sold
A lucky lottery player turned $50 into a $1 million prize in Florida.
Someone scored the windfall on a $1,000,000 a Year for Life Spectacular scratch-off game sold at a TravelCenters of America in Vero Beach, the Florida Lottery said Feb. 6.
The winner beat odds of 1-in-185,709 to win the second-tier prize, according to the lottery.
Officials didn't say if the ticket has been claimed.
McClatchy News reached out to the Florida Lottery for more information Feb. 7 and was awaiting a response.
Winners have 60 days to claim a scratch-off prize after the game has ended and are encouraged to sign the back of their ticket, the Florida Lottery said.
Vero Beach is about a 100-mile drive southeast from Orlando.
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