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Escambia Man Wins $1 Million In Lottery Scratch-Off Game
August 8, 2016
The Florida Lottery announced Monday morning that Granville Adams, Sr., 59, of Pensacola, claimed a $1 million prize in the $10,000,000 FLORIDA CASH Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.
Adams chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $802,814.40. He purchased his winning ticket from A Food Store, located at 11 West Burgess Road in Pensacola. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
Adams says that he has been a loyal Florida Lottery player since 1988. He and his wife are both retired from the United States Navy and consider this big win a great blessing that will allow them to enjoy their retirement and help their family prepare for the future.
The $25 game, $10,000,000 FLORIDA CASH, features more than 11 million winning tickets and more than $624 million in total cash prizes. The game’s overall odds of winning are one-in-2.88.
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8 Responses to “Escambia Man Wins $1 Million In Lottery Scratch-Off Game”
Congratulations!!!!!!!
Not bad at all..Congratulations!!!!
Granville and Adam’s family:
Congratulations from South Carolina.
Good Health, Good Wealth from the Almighty Creator of all that is Good. Amen!
Congrats old friend. Now maybe you can go fishing again….
God bless you and your wife, enjoy your retirement even more now.
These folks will become a “friend” and “remember me?” magnets. Be wise…lucky ones.
Being retired, enjoy your good fortune and let those $$$ earn a few more, tax-exempt
of course.
God Bless you. Pray that my day will come soon. Have fun.
Wow what a blessing!