Florida Teen Wins $1Million ‘A Year For Life’ Scratch-Off

You know we love a good Florida Lottery Story here in Tampa Bay. With new scratch-off games hitting the shelf this month and old games ending in August, there are plenty of prizes up for grabs. One Florida teen struck gold when he claimed his $1 million from ‘A Year For Life’ scratch-off earlier this week.

The 19-year-old Hyury Oliveira purchased his $50 ticket at the A & J Seabra Supermarket in Deerfield Beach. Oliveira chose to receive his winnings in a one-time lump sum payment of $640,000.

The supermarket that sold the winning scratch-off also receives $2,000 for selling the ticket. Oliveria won the ticket back in November 2023 but just came forward to claim his winnings this week on the A Year For Life Spectacular scratch-off game.

With over $1.6 Billion in prizes, this $50 A Year For Life Spectacular Scratch-Off ticket can really bring in the big bucks. The overall odds you win on this ticket are 1 in every 4.5 tickets offers one of the prizes.

The lowest prize you can win with the Year For Life Spectacular Scratch-off game is $100 and there are over 3.5 million $100 prizes left. Next up, you have the $500 prize with a 1 in 48 chance of winning and over 380k $500 prizes left.

Between the $1,000 and $20,000 range, there are over 20,000 prizes left to win. Now, let’s get into the bigguns. The 3rd biggest prize coming in at $50,000 has 150 of 360 prizes up for grabs.

For the $1,000,000 second place prize, there are 95 of the 234 still remaining. And, for the jackpot $1,000,000 A Year For Life (minimum age is 25) there is still 1 of 2 waiting to be scratched.

Who couldn't use an extra million dollars these days? It's a running joke that Florida has some of the best odds when it comes to playing the lottery. It goes even further when you realize how many Publix stores sell top-winning lottery prizes. Obviously, it couldn't be any more than a coincidence but we decided to deep-dive into some of the top winning prizes sold in Publix stores. A few are even in the Tampa Bay area!

A lot of games in this list still have top prizes available! So if you're feeling lucky head to your nearest Publix to grab a ticket. It's important to know all the scratch-off games that have top prizes available. That way you won't waste your money or time. You can always check on the Florida Lottery website.

With any lottery win, the store that sells the winning ticket receives a bonus. We can only imagine how much Publix has been rewarded over the years. Other common stores that we noticed sell a lot of winning tickets are 7-Eleven, Circle K, and Winn Dixie. Maybe spread your luck and buy a ticket from each store.

It's been said by experts that if you win the lottery keep your mouth shut. This depends on how much money you end up winning. But if you're lucky enough to win a top prize, it's recommended to surround yourself with lawyers and financial advisors. If you're quick to broadcast your winnings, you could put your life in danger.

What would you spend your winnings on if you ever won a top prize? We bet a lot of people would pay off their debt or credit card bills. We wouldn't recommend blowing it on an expensive car or fancy house, because eventually the money will run out and you'll be stuck paying way more in taxes/maintenance.

Location: 3030 54TH AVENUE SOUTH, SAINT PETERSBURG

This winner played the $1,000,000 For Life Spectacle. They chose the cash option and took home $640,000. Only 1 top prize is still available for this game!

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Location: 6760 W GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY, CRYSTAL RIVER

This winner took home $640,000 at a Crystal River location. They played the 500X The Cash (#1555) scratch off. The Florida Lottery website says there's only 7 top prizes available for this amount!

Location: 6543 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, SARASOTA

This lucky person played the $5MM Triple Match (#1543) for $20 and won $1,000,000. 4 out of 8 top prizes remaining for this game.

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Location: 11782 MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD, SEFFNER

The winner for this prize won the $1MM Triple Match game (#1546) and opted for the cash payout of $640,000. No more top prizes remain from this game.

Location: 7880 113TH STREET, SEMINOLE

This lucky winner from Seminole played the $20 Monopoly Doubler (#1513) won $5 million and took home $$798,985 after taxes! Only 1 top prize remains for this game!

Location: 650 W 23RD STREET, PANAMA CITY

This winner is $100,000 richer after playing the Hit and Win! game for $5. You can still find 5 out of 10  top prizes available!

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Location: 501 SE 18TH AVENUE, BOYNTON BEACH

This winner from Brandon won $10,000 after spending $1 on the Florida 10X The Cash scratch-off. Only 4 out of 12 top prizes remain!

Location: 1101 8TH AVENUE WEST, PALMETTO

Shopping at Publix help this person win $1,000,000. After choosing the lump sum in cash, they received $795,000.. Only 2 prizes remain for the Gold Rush Limited scratch off game.

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Location: 2135 EVERGLADES LANE, THE VILLAGES

This lucky person turned $10 into $500 by playing the $500 Wild Cash Bonanza game at Publix. There are over 12,000 remaining prizes for this game so you might be next!