Florida man wins $5 million from scratch-off ticket -- his second lotto jackpot in three years
A file image shows lottery scratch-off games in a display case. (Photo by Doug Jones/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Whoever said lightning doesn't strike twice has never met this guy.
A 56-year-old Florida man has won a lotto jackpot for the second time in three years.
Munib Garvanovic of Jacksonville claimed a $5 million top prize from a scratch-off game at the Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee.
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Three years ago, he won $1 million from a different scratch-off ticket.
Garvanovic says he purchases his tickets from the same convenience store every time.
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"Every November I play my favorite Scratch-Off games because I feel it brings me extra luck," he said. "This is the second time in three years that this store has made me a winner!"
Garvanovic chose to receive his latest winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $4,450,000.