A Hillsborough County man scratched his way into a jackpot.
Last September Edin Galindo of Tampa bought a $50,000 A Year For Life scratch-off game for $2 and beat the 1-in-4,815,975 odds to win the top prize, according to a release Tuesday from the Florida Lottery .
“I was very excited and shocked that I won,” Galindo said.
Galindo, 41, opted for the one-time, lump-sum payout of $815,000. He bought his ticket at Quick Mart, located at 2209 East Bearss Avenue. The retailer received a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket, lottery officials said.
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According to lottery data , six people have won the grand prize of $50,000 a year for life, although all of them have taken the cash option. The most recent one, as yet unnamed but from Miami, won last Thursday with a ticket from Guerrero Market at Reliance Food Mart at 240 SW 8th Ave.
The game’s overall odds of winning something are 1-in-4.43, the Florida Lottery says. There are two more grand prizes available.