ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — A Ponte Vedra Beach man won a $1 million prize off a scratch-off game, the Florida Lottery announced Tuesday.
Natwar Patel, 67, claimed the prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee Tuesday. Patel chose to receive his winnings in a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.
He bought the lucky ticket at a Murphy USA gas station at 1570 Branan Field Rd. in Middleburg. The retailer was awarded $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.
Patel's win comes after three other First Coast residents won a $1 million prize, also off scratch-off tickets.
On Friday, a Green Cove Springs woman claimed a $1 million prize off the same scratch-off game. Last Tuesday, another Ponte Vedra Beach man won the same $1 million prize off the same game. And on Dec. 2, a Jacksonville Beach man won off the same scratch-off game.
The Florida Lottery says the $50 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game has the best odds to win $1 million. The game's top prize is $25 million, the largest of any Florida scratch-off game offers.
