Local man turns $50 into $1M playing lottery

Another Palm Beach County lottery player just cashed in on a big payday.

The Florida Lottery announced Thursday that Russell Glen, 58, of Palm Beach Gardens, claimed a $1 million prize from the $1,000,000 A Year For Life Spectacular scratch-off game.

WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm Latest Headlines | March 13, 10am

He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.

Officials said Glen purchased his winning ticket from Publix, located at 11566 U.S. Highway 1 in North Palm Beach. The retailer received a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket…

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