Florida man wins $2 million from scratch-off ticket bought at gas station
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Someone in California hit the billion-dollar Powerball jackpot Wednesday night, but they weren't the only lucky winner. In Florida, multiple people matched all five numbers to win $1 million – with one person winning $2 million for matching all the numbers plus the Power Play.
MIAMI, Fla. - What started out as an ordinary trip to the gas station ended with a $2 million victory for one Florida man.
Ryan Rahma claimed a winning lottery ticket from the $2,000,000 BONUS CASHWORD scratch-off game worth $2 million, the Florida Lottery announced Monday.
The 24-year-old from Miami bought the winning ticket at Biscayne Gas at 5402 Biscayne Boulevard. The gas station will get a $4,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.
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Rahma chose to get his winnings in a one-time lump-sum payment of $1,645,000.