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St. Pete Man Turns $10 Into $2 Million In Scratch-Off Game
A 28-Year-old St. Pete man had luck on his side when he played a scratch-off game that got him $2 million.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL —A $10 Florida Lottery scratch-off game turned into $2 million for a 28-year-old St. Pete man on Monday.
Luka Vidakovic played the $2,000,000 Cashword scratch-off game. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,475,000.
Vidakovic purchased his winning ticket from Winn Dixie, 1049 62nd Avenue, in St. Petersburg. The retailer will receive a $4,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
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The $10 Scratch-Off game, $2,000,000 Cashword features ten top prizes of $2 million. The overall odds of winning are one-in-3.38.
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