Local

Flagler County man wins $1M playing lottery scratch-off

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — A Flagler County man won $1 million playing a Florida Lottery scratch-off game.

Maher Nameh, 39, of Palm Coast, claimed a $1 million prize from the $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Jacksonville District Office on Friday.

>>> STREAM CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS LIVE <<<

Officials said he chose to get his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.

Nameh bought his ticket from J Discount, located at 1041 N. US Highway 1 in Ormond Beach. The store will get a $2,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

Read: Buc-ee’s: Love the mega-convenience store? Here’s where the new ones are being built

Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.

Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.

0