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Volusia County man claims top $5M prize from Florida Lottery scratch-off game

By Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Scratch-off winner Florida Lottery officials said Victor Robbins, 61, of Port Orange, claimed a $5 million top prize from the $20 MONOPOLY DOUBLER Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Headquarters in Tallahassee on Wednesday. (Florida Lottery)

By Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A Volusia County man recently turned a $20 purchase into a $5 million prize.

Florida Lottery officials said Victor Robbins, 61, of Port Orange, claimed a $5 million top prize from the $20 MONOPOLY DOUBLER Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Headquarters in Tallahassee on Wednesday.

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Officials said Robbins chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $3.9 million.

Robbins bought his $20 ticket at the Walmart Market, located at 3811 Clyde Morris Boulevard in Port Orange. The store will get a $10,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.

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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.

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