Woman Wins $1 Million In Lottery After Canceled Flight Left Her Looking To “Pass The Time”
Brandon, Florida. While having a flight canceled is normally inconvenient, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise for one Florida lady.
A Missouri woman’s luck turned suddenly when she picked up a lottery ticket from a convenience store while seeking to figure out what she should do.
And to her massive surprise, she won $1 million dollars on a Florida Lottery scratch-off ticket!
According to the Florida Lottery press release, Angela Caravella, 51, of Kansas City, Missouri, won the top prize of $1 million in The Fastest Road to $1,000,000 scratch-off game last month.
She opted for a lump-sum payment of $790,000 as the method of receiving her money.
“I had a feeling something bizarre was going to happen after my flight was canceled unexpectedly,” Caravella stated.
“‘I bought a few Scratch-Off tickets to pass the time and just like that – I won $1 million!”
Caravella bought her winning ticket at a Publix supermarket in Brandon, Florida, east of Tampa. And for selling the winning ticket, the retailer will receive a $2,000 additional commission.
Caravella went to the Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee to receive her winnings.
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According to the Florida Lottery, scratch-off games account for over 75% of lottery ticket sales in the state. In 2019-2020, the games raised nearly $1 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund.
The Florida Lottery has donated more than $39 billion to various education programs and funds throughout the state, helping to support scholarships for more than 880,000 students.
THE FASTEST ROAD TO $1,000,000, a $30 game, introduced in February 2020, with 155 top prizes of $1,000,000 and more than $948 million in cash winnings! The game’s total winning probabilities are one-in-2.97.
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