A Columbia County man just won half a million dollars playing a Florida Lottery Scratch-Off game.
Joseph Demaio, of Lake City, claimed his $500,000 prize at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.
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He bought the winning ticket at Tower Road Supermarket in Gainesville and chose a one-time lump sum payment.
The odds of winning any prize in the game are approximately one in four, making Demaio’s win particularly noteworthy.
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