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'Shocked that I won': Tampa man wins $815K from scratch-off lottery game

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TAMPA, Fla. — A Tampa man won the top prize in a lottery scratch-off game.

According to the Florida Lottery, Edin Galindo, 41, won the $50,000 A Year for Life Scratch-Off game. He bought the ticket from Quick Mart at 2209 East Bearss Avenue in Tampa.

“I was very excited and shocked that I won,” he said.

Galindo will receive a lump sum payment of $815,000.

The lottery said the Quick Mart will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.

Friends rally behind homeowner in Largo after EF-1 tornado

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Friends rally behind homeowner in Largo after EF-1 tornado