Florida man wins $5M from $20 scratch-off ticket
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POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A 29-year-old Polk County man is a multi-millionaire after winning $5,000,000 in the GOLD RUSH CLASSIC Scratch-Off game.
Derrious Bradwell took the game’s top prize from a ticket he purchased at the Bullard Citgo on U.S. Highway 27 in Lake Wales. The ticket cost $20.
He chose to take the jackpot as a one-time, lump sum payment of $3,550,000.
The gas station will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.