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Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
2 Florida Publix stores sell scratch-off tickets worth $2 million
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Two Florida men turned $10 into $2 million after they bought two different scratch-offs at Publix stores. The Florida Lottery announced Thursday that Lary Pincince, 65, and Joan Gonzalez Tamarit, 26, claimed their prizes at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. Pincince bought his winning $2,000,000 100X CASHWORD scratch-off ticket at the Publix located at 5810 Seven Mile Drive in Wildwood. The store received a $4,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket. More Florida Lottery stories: 2 Florida Publix stores sell scratch-off tickets worth $2 million Florida woman buys $20 scratch-off at Publix, wins $5 million Former Circle K clerk seen helping Florida man steal $15K worth of lottery tickets: deputies Woman wins $900K jackpot after buying lottery ticket at Brooksville Publix Pincince chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,280,000. Gonzalez purchased his winning SILVER STREAK scratch-off game at the Publix located at 828 Southern Boulevard in West Palm Beach. That store also received a $4,000 bonus commission. Gonzales chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,195,000. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Miami Herald
11-04-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Lottery player turns $10 into $2 million prize at Florida Publix. Here's where
A grocery shopper decided to spend $10 on a scratch-off lottery ticket at a Publix in Florida. He won a prize with a lot more zeroes. Lary Pincince won a top prize of $2 million with a ticket in the $2,000,000 100X Cashword game, which he bought at the Publix Super Market at Trailwinds Village in Wildwood, the Florida Lottery announced April 10. He beat the 1-in-3,792,743 odds of winning one of eight jackpot prizes of $2 million, according to Florida Lottery officials. All the top prizes in the game, which debuted in December 2023, have now been claimed, records show. The 65-year-old resident of The Villages, a 55+ community northwest of Orlando, claimed his prize at Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee, choosing a one-time payout of $1,280,000, lottery officials said. The Publix in Sumter County received $4,000 for selling the lucky ticket.
