A 46-year-old Callahan man recently realized two dreams in one day: opening his own business with his wife -- and becoming a $1 million scratch-off winner.
The Florida Lottery announced that the man, who chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $880,000, purchased his winning ticket from Circle K, located at 540251 U.S. Highway 1 in Callahan.
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The man told the Lottery staff that he stopped at the convenience to pick up a few things at the end of the first day of business at the auto repair shop he and his wife just opened in Nassau County.
“I love working on vehicles and it has always been my dream to own my own repair shop,” he explained. “At the end of our first day I stopped by Circle K to get a few things and picked up a Lottery ticket; just like that we won a million bucks!”
The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning scratch-off ticket.
The $5 GOLD RUSH SUPREME game launched in January and features more than $199 million in cash prizes, including 24 top prizes of $1 million. The game’s overall odds of winning are one-in-3.97.
Players can also enter non-winning GOLD RUSH SUPREME tickets into the Gold Rush Supreme Bonus Play Promotion. In each of the eight drawings, one player will win a growing jackpot prize starting at $10,000, five players will each win $5,000, 15 players will each win $1,000, and 20 players will each win $500. For more information, visit www.flalottery.com.