JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Florida woman bought a scratch-off ticket and thought she won $100,000. She actually scored $1 million.Wilma Todd, 69, of Jacksonville, claimed a $1 million prize from the $5,000,000 CASHWORD Scratch-Off game.
She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $780,000."I scratched my ticket just before going into work that morning," she told the Lottery. MORE NEWS: TIMELINE: When Florida could feel impacts from Tropical Storm FredTodd originally thought she won $100,000, which was exciting enough.
She decided to work her shift that day before claiming the money."After work, I picked up my granddaughter and handed her my ticket.