The Florida Lottery recently announced that Miozotis Quintana, of Cutler Bay, claimed a $1 million top prize from the Platinum Mine 9X scratch-off game.
The Miami-Dade County woman chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $605,016.
The South Florida winner turned $5 into $1 million when she purchased her winning ticket from Publix, located at 20951 Old Cutler Road in Cutler Bay. The retailer received a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning scratch-off ticket.
She claimed her winning prize at the Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee…