Vijay Gandhi, 61, won $1 million playing a 500X THE CASH scratch-off game, the Florida Lottery said. Gandhi bought the $50 ticket at a 7-Eleven in Tampa, according to an April 23 news release. He beat odds of 1 in 274,004 to snag the game’s second-tier prize.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (CBS12) — A South Florida man turned $50 into $1 million after a trip to the gas station. The Florida Lottery announced on April 22 that Homestead resident Hector Anaya Jr. won the $1 million prize from the $1,000,000 A Year For Life Spectacular Scratch-Off game.

A St. Augustine man claimed a $1 million prize after playing the $1 million A Year For Life Spectacular scratch-off game.