Florida man becomes a millionaire with convenience store scratch-off

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[{"selector":"#anim-316e32eb-8bdf-42e3-8d5a-03ae5ad239c0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8172c90b-0c82-4080-8c6e-9d0c780b757c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -460.28527%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Florida Lottery announced Tuesday afternoon that 66-year-old Rick ey Johnson won $5 million from a Gold Rush Limited scratch-off game bought at a convenience store

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