CLEARWATER, Fla. — A man from Pinellas County just got a whole lot richer.
Krenar Gavani won a $1 million prize from a Florida Lottery scratch-off on Tuesday.
The Clearwater resident bought a ticket to play the $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR scratch-off game from a Race Trac located on Gulf to Bay Boulevard, the Florida Lottery said in a news release.
Gavani decided to receive his prize money as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000. The Race Trac will also receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning scratch-off ticket.
"Scratch-Off games are an important part of the Lottery's portfolio of games, comprising approximately 72 percent of ticket sales in fiscal year 2022-2023," the Florida Lottery wrote. "Since inception, Scratch-Off games have generated more than $18.09 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund."
The overall odds of winning the game that Gavani played are reportedly 1-4.50.
