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The veteran mentioned he had already traveled the world and solely had one merchandise on his want checklist.(AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)
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After a Marine Corps veteran in Florida received a jackpot within the lottery, he may solely consider one merchandise he needed to purchase — one thing that may solely price a fraction of the quantity he received.
Sarasota resident James Musselwhite purchased a $5,000,000 LUCK Scratch-Off ticket whereas he was on the Circle A Food Place on Bahia Vista Street, in keeping with lottery officers.
When he scratched off his ticket, he was taking a look at a prize of $1 million, lottery officers mentioned.
Musselwhite instructed lottery officers that he had already traveled the globe throughout his time within the army. The one merchandise on his want checklist may simply slot in his yard.
“I guess the only thing I really want now is a new golf cart,” he instructed lottery officers.
Musselwhite determined to money out his prize in a lump sum of $760,000, in keeping with lottery officers.
The Circle A Food Place that bought the successful ticket will get a $2,000 bonus, lottery officers mentioned.
The odds of successful $1 million within the $5,000,000 LUCK sport are 1-in-1,115,670, in keeping with the Florida Lottery.
Sarasota is about 60 miles south of Tampa.
Alison Cutler is a National Real Time Reporter for the Southeast at McClatchy. She graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and beforehand labored for The News Leader in Staunton, VA, a department of USAToday.