Florida man wins $1 million after being cut in lottery line

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Florida man wins $1 million after being cut while waiting in lottery line

Updated: 8:03 AM EST Jan 28, 2023

One lucky Florida man credited another person’s behavior for winning a $1 million prize playing the 500X the Cash scratch-off lottery game.Related video above: Attorney advises lottery winners what to do after they've won“It was the end of a long day, and I was tired,” said 43-year-old Stephen Munoz Espinoza. “I stopped at Publix and was about to buy a ticket at the machine when a man cut right in front of me.”Instead of saying something, Espinoza said he decided to buy a ticket at the counter instead.That’s when he realized he picked up a $1 million winning scratch-off ticket.Espinoza told the Florida lottery the big win was still hard to believe.“I can’t believe I won a million dollars!” Espinoza said, sharing that he and his wife now plan on buying a home for their family. Espinoza chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. —

One lucky Florida man credited another person’s behavior for winning a $1 million prize playing the 500X the Cash scratch-off lottery game.

Related video above: Attorney advises lottery winners what to do after they've won

“It was the end of a long day, and I was tired,” said 43-year-old Stephen Munoz Espinoza. “I stopped at Publix [supermarket] and was about to buy a ticket at the machine when a man cut right in front of me.”

Instead of saying something, Espinoza said he decided to buy a ticket at the counter instead.

That’s when he realized he picked up a $1 million winning scratch-off ticket.

Espinoza told the Florida lottery the big win was still hard to believe.

“I can’t believe I won a million dollars!” Espinoza said, sharing that he and his wife now plan on buying a home for their family.

Espinoza chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $820,000.