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ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. - One lucky Altamonte Springs resident has 1 million new reasons to smile after claiming a winning lottery ticket this week.

Dezerick Kirkland claimed a winning ticket in the $1,000,000 A Year for Life Spectacular scratch-off game, the Florida Lottery announced Friday. The 43-year-old from Altamonte Springs bought the winning ticket from Publix at 482 East Altamonte Drive.

Kirkland chose to receive the prize as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000, and the Publix location also gets a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.

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