RIVERVIEW, Fla. — A Hillsborough County man just became a millionaire after he purchased a winning scratch-off ticket.
The Florida Lottery said James Muckenthaler, 42, won the $2 million top prize while playing the 100x The Cash Scratch-Off game.
Muckenthaler claimed his prize at the lottery's Tampa office and chose to receive it as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,280,000.
His ticket was purchased at a 7-Eleven located on US Highway 301 South in Riverview for $10. The gas station will receive a $4,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.
Pasco County woman trying to rebuild mobile home after hurricanes
"I cried, of course, because I've worked very hard getting it nice, which has been difficult for me since I lost my husband and being alone,” Kelly Welty said.
Welty's mobile home lost its roof during Hurricane Milton. She said it was the only one in the Buena Vista community to get totaled by a tornado.
