DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — A Delray Beach man is celebrating a big win from the Florida Lottery after turning $50 into $1 million.
Florida Lottery officials announced Thursday that Roques Costa, 58, of Delray Beach, claimed a $1 million prize from the $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR scratch-off game.
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He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.
Costa purchased his winning ticket at a Publix located at 1538 S. Federal Highway in Delray Beach.
The game's overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.50. However, the odds of winning $1 million are 1-in-185,709.
