NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla — A man who lives in northern Palm Beach County is one of the state's newest millionaires.
The Florida Lottery announced Thursday that Matthew Fox, 53, of North Palm Beach, claimed a $1 million prize from the $1,000,000 HOLIDAY CA$H scratch-off game on Dec. 1.
Officials said Fox chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $606,700. Fox purchased his winning ticket from Village Grocery, located at 9271 Prosperity Farms Road in Lake Park.
The overall odds for this scratch-off game are 1-in-2.68. However, the odds of winning $1 million are 1-in-2,130,188.
