LAKE PLACID, Fla. - A Lake Placid woman won a $1 million prize playing the $1,000,000 A Year For Life Spectacular Scratch-Off game, the Florida Lottery announced Wednesday.
Barbara Arnesen, 67, claimed her prize as a one-time, lump sum payment of $640,000 after purchasing her winning ticket from Sunshine Food Mart, at 134 U.S. Highway 27 North, in Lake Placid.
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The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The $50 scratch-off game launched in February and offers two top prizes of $1 million a year for life and 234 prizes of $1 million.
The odds of winning this particular game are 1-in-4.50, according to the Florida Lottery.