TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A woman in Charlotte County is a multi-millionaire after she bought a winning scratch-off ticket at a Publix.
The Florida Lottery announced that Gerry Collins of Port Charlotte claimed a $5 million prize from THE PERFECT GIFT scratch-off game at the Lottery’s Fort Myers District Office. She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $2,989,062.
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She bought the winning ticket at the Publix at 24051 Peachland Boulevard in Port Charlotte. The store received a $10,000 bonus commission for selling the ticket…