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Polk County woman becomes millionaire after winning scratch-off game

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Posted at 12:53 PM, Nov 03, 2023
and last updated 2023-11-03 14:41:41-04

A Polk County woman became a millionaire after she bought the winning ticket in a scratch-off game.

The Florida Lottery said Janice Velez, 60, won the top prize of $5 million in the CASHWORD Scratch-Off game.

She claimed her money at the lottery's Tallahassee headquarters as a one-time payment of $3,915,000 on Friday.

Velez bought her ticket from a RaceTrac located at 4541 Pleasant Hill Road in Kissimmee. The gas station will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

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