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Pinellas man wins $1 million prize from Scratch-Off game

Pinellas County man wins $1M from scratch-off game
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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Pinellas County Man wins $1 million prize from Scratch-Off ticket.

The Florida Lottery said Silver Gutierrez Figueredo, 53, of Clearwater, bought the million-dollar winner at Hercules Chevron, 1790 North Hercules Avenue, in Clearwater.

He played the $1,000,000 a Year for Life Spectacular Scratch-Off game. According to the Lottery, there have been 144 $1 million winning tickets so far. In November 2023, one person won the top prize of $1 million a year for life.

Figueredo will get a lump-sum payment of $640,000.00.

The Cheveron will get a $2,000 for selling the winning ticket.

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