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Women gets garnished lottery winnings
Two weeks ago, FOX 35 aired a story of a woman who won the lottery but couldn't claim her winnings because the state said she owes money. She won back in June, but just this week she finally received a check for the full $2,900 and a letter saying she owes nothing.
PARRISH, Fla. - A Florida woman turned a $50 Publix trip into a $1,000,000 payout with a recent lottery win!
Terasa Katsaros of Parrish claimed a $1 million prize from the $1,000,000 A Year for Life Spectacular scratch-off game, the Florida Lottery announced Monday.
The 51-year-old woman purchased the winning ticket from Publix at 11245 North US Highway 301 in Parrish. The grocery store will get a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.
Parrish is located about 30 miles northeast of Sarasota in Manatee County.
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Katsaros chose to get her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.
In this game, there are two top prizes of $1 million a year for life and 234 prizes of $1 million.