Lottery player turns $10 into $2 million prize at Florida Publix. Here’s where

A grocery shopper decided to spend $10 on a scratch-off lottery ticket at a Publix in Florida.

He won a prize with a lot more zeroes.

Lary Pincince won a top prize of $2 million with a ticket in the $2,000,000 100X Cashword game, which he bought at the Publix Super Market at Trailwinds Village in Wildwood, the Florida Lottery announced April 10.

He beat the 1-in-3,792,743 odds of winning one of eight jackpot prizes of $2 million, according to Florida Lottery officials. All the top prizes in the game, which debuted in December 2023, have now been claimed, records show.

The 65-year-old resident of The Villages, a 55+ community northwest of Orlando, claimed his prize at Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee, choosing a one-time payout of $1,280,000, lottery officials said.

The Publix in Sumter County received $4,000 for selling the lucky ticket.

This story was originally published April 11, 2025 at 7:37 AM with the headline "Lottery player turns $10 into $2 million prize at Florida Publix. Here’s where."