WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — A Polk County man became a millionaire on Tuesday after winning a scratch-off game.
Alpeshkumar Patel, 54, purchased the winning ticket from a Citgo Express on Cypress Gardens Road in Winter Haven. He claimed a $5 million top prize from the Florida Lottery's Cashword Scratch-off Game.
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Patel took home his winnings from the lottery's Tallahassee headquarters after choosing to receive the money as a lump-sum payment of $3,915,000.
Citgo Express will receive a $10,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.
