TALLAHASSEE, Fla.
A Florida man turned a stop at 7-Eleven into a $1 million winning scratch-off ticket.
According to the Florida Lottery, 41-year-old Jeffrey Voltaire purchased his winning lottery ticket from a 7-Eleven convenience store in Port St. Lucie.
Voltaire claimed his $1 million prize from playing the 500X The Cash scratch-off game at the Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee on Wednesday.
Lottery officials said Voltaire chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.
The retailer who sold the winning scratch-off ticket will also receive a $2,000 bonus commission.
According to the Florida Lottery, The Cash scratch-off game costs $50 and features a top prize of $25 million — the largest ever offered on a Florida scratch-off game and the best odds to become an instant millionaire.