TALLAHASSEE, FLA. (WSVN) - A Florida man is now a little bit richer after he won the lottery.
According to the Florida Lottery, 53-year-old Timothy Parker is the newest winner of the $5,000 a week for life scratch-off game.
Lottery officials said Parker chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $4,030,000.
Officials said Parker bought his $10 scratch-off ticket from a convenience store in Hawthorne, Florida. The store will also receive a $10,000 commission for selling the ticket.
The $5,000 a week for life game was launched in September 2017.
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