ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida man credits his pregnant dog after winning $2 million in a lucky lottery win.
Leonard Linton claimed the top prize from the 100X THE CASH Florida Lottery scratch-off game after purchasing his winning ticket from the Stop N Shop on East Howard Street in Live Oak.
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Linton said he received a call that his pregnant dachshund, Ivy, was not feeling well. To get to her as quickly as possible, Linton took a different route home and made a quick pit stop at the Stop N Shop.
“I still can’t believe it. This is life-changing, but I’m definitely getting Ivy a new kennel,” Linton said.
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The 42-year-old Pinetta man chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,645,000.00.
The store that sold the winning ticket will receive a $4,000 bonus commission.
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The $10 game launched in January and features more than $337.9 million in cash prizes, including eight top prizes of $2 million.
Ivy, the dachshund is definitely one man’s best friend. Click the link to know why 100X THE CASH player, Leonard Linton, gives little Ivy all the credit for his $2 million-dollar win! Give that lucky dog a treat, Leonard and congrats!https://t.co/VEoAMkXqbr pic.twitter.com/bb5boDR2iZ
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Scratch-off games made up 75% of ticket sales and generated more than $1.3 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) in fiscal year 2020-21.
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The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $41 billion to enhance education and has sent more than 917,000 students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program.
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