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Lottery player wins $2 million jackpot on $10 ticket in Florida. Where was it sold?

A north Florida lottery winner claimed her jackpot prize as a one-time sum of $1,370,000, the Florida Lottery said Sept. 18.
A north Florida lottery winner claimed her jackpot prize as a one-time sum of $1,370,000, the Florida Lottery said Sept. 18. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A lottery player turned a $10 ticket sold at a Florida gas station into a $2 million jackpot prize.

Pamela Funk of Dixie County has claimed the top prize as a one-time sum of $1,370,000, the Florida Lottery said in a Sept. 18 news release.

Funk’s winning Gold Rush Doubler scratch-off ticket came from a Shell on Highway 19 in Old Town, which is part of north Florida’s Big Bend region.

She claimed her windfall at the Florida Lottery’s Gainesville District Office, about a 40-mile drive east from where the ticket was sold, officials said.

Funk, 67, beat the 1-in-4,555,185 odds of winning one of eight $2 million jackpot prizes in the game, according to the Florida Lottery. No more top prizes remain.

The Shell gas station will receive a $4,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket, according to lottery officials.

Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.

If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline at 1-800-522-4700 or visiting the National Council on Problem Gambling website.

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Olivia Lloyd
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Olivia Lloyd is an Associate Editor/Reporter for the Coral Springs News, the Pembroke Pines News and the Miramar News. She graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Previously, she has worked for Hearst DevHub, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and McClatchy’s Real Time Team.
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