Lottery player’s $50 ticket turns into $1 million win in Florida. Where was it sold?

A lottery player turned $50 into a $1 million prize with a ticket purchased at a 7-Eleven in Florida.

Jamarr Lewter bought his winning ticket for the $1,000,000 A Year For Life Spectacular scratch-off game at the convenience store located at 8305 West Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa, the Florida Lottery said in a Sept. 12 news release.

The 39-year-old man missed the top prize but still beat the 1-in-185,709 odds of hitting a second-tier win of $1 million, which he claimed as a one-time sum of $640,000, lottery officials said.

The game features two jackpot prizes, one of which has already been claimed. A Publix in Fort Lauderdale sold the first one, and in November, the winner received a $16 million one-time payout, according to lottery records.

The 7-Eleven will receive a $2,000 commission for selling the ticket, according to the Florida Lottery.

Lewter is from Thonotosassa, which is in Hillsborough County and part of the Tampa Bay area..

This story was originally published September 12, 2024 at 5:27 PM with the headline "Lottery player’s $50 ticket turns into $1 million win in Florida. Where was it sold?."