MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — A Manatee County man is a million dollars richer after playing a $5 scratch-off he purchased from a Publix in Palmetto.
Robert Gregory, 55, purchased the lucky ticket $5 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER Scratch-Off game from a Publix gas station located at 9520 Buffalo Road in Palmetto, the Florida Lottery wrote in a statement.
The gas station will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.
Gregory chose to receive his winnings in one lump-sum payment of $685,000, the Florida Lottery said.
The $5 GOLD RUSH DOUBLER game features over $188 million in cash prizes, including 28 top prizes of $1 million.
The game’s overall odds of winning are 1-in-3.98.
