Gas station trip earns Florida woman $5M lottery jackpot
Lottery officials said Nubia Fagot, 62, made a stop at the Beacon Service Station on Northwest 12th Street in Doral and selected a $5,000,000 Crossword Cash scratch-off ticket.
The $20 ticket turned out to be a $5 million top prize winner.
Lottery officials said Fagot chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $3,262,138.
The gas station was awarded a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
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