TALLAHASSEE, FLA. (WSVN) - A Florida man is now a little bit richer after he won the lottery.

According to the Florida Lottery, 51-year-old Gregory Montgomery is the first person to win the new $2,500 a week for life scratch-off game.

Lottery officials said Montgomery chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $2,015,000.

The $2,500 a week for life game was launched in July.

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