Palm Beach County man wins $1 million

TALLAHASSEE, Florida. Steven Munoz Espinoza of Delray Beach won a $1 million prize in the 500X THE CASH scratch game.

He chose to receive his winnings in the form of a one-time lump sum of $820,000.

Muñoz Espinoza shared with lottery officials that the big win is still hard to believe.

“It was the end of a long day and I was tired. I stopped at Publix and was about to buy a ticket from the machine when a man cut in front of me. Instead of saying something, I decided that I would just buy a ticket at the box office. I can’t believe I won a million dollars!”

Espinoza and his wife said they plan to buy a house for their family.

Munoz Espinoza purchased his winning ticket from Publix located at 555 Northeast 5.^th Avenue in Delray Beach.