A Florida man said he was cleaning his house when he came across an un-scratched lottery ticket that turned out to be a $1 million top prize winner.
38-year-old James Kinder of Jacksonville, told Florida Lottery officials he bought his The Fastest Road to $1,000,000 scratch-off ticket at a Circle K store in Jacksonville and placed it on his fireplace, where it remained for several weeks.
"I came across the un-scratched ticket while cleaning the house,” says Kinder. “When I scratched it, I realized it was actually a $1-million winner! I wish I would have found it sooner.”
Kinder chose the lump sum option for his winnings, taking home $790,000.
The Circle K store was awarded a $2,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
The full story from the Florida Lottery is HERE.
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