Florida man turns $50 lottery ticket into $1 million payout

TAMPA, Fla. - A man from Tampa is now a millionaire after claiming a winning lottery ticket!

Kiet Tran claimed a $1 million prize in the $1,000,000 A Year for Life Spectacular game, the Florida Lottery announced Wednesday. The 53-year-old man chose to get his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000. 

Tran bought the winning lottery ticket from Active Food Mart at 1401 West Waters Ave. The store will get a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning scratch-off ticket. 

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This $50 lottery game offers two top prizes of $1 million a year for life and 234 prizes worth $1 million.