Ocala Woman Wins $1 Million Scratch-off Prize

An Ocala woman just won $1 million with a $50 scratch-off ticket she purchased at a local convenience store.

On Monday, the Florida Lottery revealed that Jennifer Hatchett, 47, claimed a $1 million prize at the organization’s headquarters in Tallahassee on May 8.

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According to the Florida Lottery, Hatchett purchased the winning ticket at Medical Food Mart (2534 SE 17th Street) in Ocala.

Hatchett won the prize in the “$1,000,000 A Year for Life Spectacular” scratch-off game. She opted to accept her prize as a single, lump-sum payment of $640,000.

The “$1,000,000 A Year For Life Spectacular” scratch-off costs $50 and has two grand prizes of $1 million per year for life. Additionally, there are 234 $1 million rewards. The Florida Lottery believes the ticket contains more than $1.6 billion in cash prizes.

This year, several Marion County residents won huge prizes from the Florida Lottery.