A trip to the local gas station just changed everything for one Thonotosassa resident. The Florida Lottery confirmed this week that 53-year-old Wendell Jackson has officially joined the state’s growing list of millionaires after hitting it big on a popular scratch-off ticket.
Jackson claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH game at the Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee on December 19.
Rather than opting for an annuity, Jackson decided to take home his winnings as a single, lump-sum payment of $640,000.00. The winning ticket was sold at the 301 Petrol Mart, located at 11511 U.S. Highway 301 N. in Thonotosassa…