A Hillsborough County man claimed a $1 million lottery prize after playing a scratch-off game.
The Florida Lottery announced on Wednesday that Abdallah Adlouni of Tampa won the prize while playing the 500X THE CASH scratch-off game. That particular ticket sells for $50 and has a $25 million top prize.
Adlouni chose to get a one-time lump sum payout of $820,000.00.
The winning ticket was purchased at Publix on 4th Street North in St. Petersburg. That Publix location will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket, according to the Florida Lottery.
