Lutz man wins $640,000 after buying lottery ticket from Publix

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Published  March 17, 2025 12:31pm EDT
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The Brief

    • A Lutz big winner took home $640,000 after buying a lottery ticket from Publix.
    • The Florida Lottery announced that Wilfredo Soto won a $1 million prize from the $1,000,000 A Year For Life Spectacular Scratch-Off game.
    • Soto claimed his prize as a one-time payment of $640,000 and the store that sold him the ticket was given $2,000.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A 63-year-old man from Lutz is a big winner after he bought a lottery ticket at the Publix off Van Dyke Rd.

The Florida Lottery announced that Wilfredo Soto won a $1 million prize from the $1,000,000 A Year For Life Spectacular Scratch-Off game.

Courtesy: Florida Lottery.

Soto claimed his prize as a one-time payment of $640,000 and the store that sold him the ticket was given $2,000, lottery officials said.

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The $50 scratch-off game has two top prizes of $1 million a year for life and 234 prizes of $1 million.

The overall odds of winning this game are 1-in-4.50.

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The Source: Information for this story was provided by the Florida Lottery.

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