Florida Lottery Player From Alabama Scratches $1 Million Winner

Author Mason Dixon

August 20th, 2022 11:50 AM

Another out-of-state Florida Lottery player takes a cool $1 million home.

53-year-old Thomas Fotopoulos is a regular player of the Florida Lottery. He lives in Dothan, Alabama, and it’s about a half-an-hour drive to the Florida town of Campbellton. Fotopoulos purchased a $50 500X The Cash ticket and won $1 million.

Fotopoulos said he’d been playing the Florida Lottery since 1988. He told the Florida Lottery, “I’ve been playing the Florida Lottery since it began. I just had a feeling about the 500X THE CASH game. I still can’t believe it!” Fotopoulos claimed his prize at the Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He took his prize
as a lump-sum of $820,000.

The ticket was purchased at Fortune Liquors, 5878 Highway 231 in Campbellton. The store will receive a $2000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

The $50 500X The Cash game still has 1 top prize of $25 million remaining. There are also 83 of 160 $1 million prizes still to be claimed.
[Source: Florida Lottery]

So you’ve won the lottery. Now what? Here are 9 ways you could blow that money fast! How would you spend it?

• Book Duran Duran for a private beach concert.

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  With a million, you could afford to book the band and a small venue for a private show with your friends on Clearwater Beach!

• Live at The Don CeSar For 5 Years

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  Need some beach time? You could spend the next few years on St. Pete Beach. And you would never have to make your own bed!

• Your Own Private Gasparilla

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  Have your own Gasparilla. Rent a few floats and invite a few hundred friends over. You should have plenty of money left over to cover enough Captain Morgan for everyone.
• Never Cook Again

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  With $1 million, you could have that Cuban / 1905 Salad combo at Columbia Restaurant in Ybor for every meal for the next 50 years.

• You can buy a used 2011 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano Alonso

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  The perfect accessory to cruise South Tampa... but used? It's still a Ferrari! It would only cost you about a third of your winnings, though your auto insurance may climb a little. The gecko and general might each want that business.

• Buy a private island.

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  There's a 1-acre island off Tarpon Springs that is for sale at the opening of the Anclote River. You can put a house on it, or just leave it the way it is and enjoy some private outdoor time just a boat ride away.
• Grab a friend and fly to space

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  Be one of the first to fly on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic as a passenger on the edge of space. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

• Buy a yacht!

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  You can get your hands on a pre-owned yacht, plus the cost of storing it, for a little under $1 million.

• Hire Pat Maroon for your Adult Hockey League Team

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  Hey why not - he's won THREE Stanley Cups in a row now!? And $1 million would be a raise for him. Not only would you get a ringer who can put the puck in the net, we're pretty sure no one would mess with anyone on your team. An enforcer like that is key!
• Bring three friends on an ultimate world cruise in a suite

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  Spend the better part of a year visiting dozens of countries. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

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