Lottery player wins life-changing prize from Florida Publix. Where was ticket sold?
A lottery player turned a $10 ticket from a Publix in Florida into a $2 million top prize.
Tracy Payne of Lake County has now claimed her windfall, the Florida Lottery announced Feb. 21.
Payne bought her lucky Triple Jackpot scratch-off ticket at the Publix Super Market at Lake Harris in Leesburg. Then she beat the 1-in-4,552,695 odds of winning one of four top prizes of $2 million, leaving two left in the game, lottery officials said.
The 58-year-old made the trip up to lottery headquarters in Tallahassee, where she chose to receive her windfall as a one-time payout of $1,209,700, according to the Florida Lottery.
The grocery store received $4,000 for selling the ticket, officials said.
Leesburg is about a 45-mile drive northwest from downtown Orlando.
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