A business trip to Massachusetts turned out to be very lucrative for a Georgia man named Jovon Garner, who won $4 million on a Scratch-Off ticket that cost him just $10. The man decided to buy the ticket because he liked the design.
Jovon Garner, of Brunswick, Georgia, won the $4 million first prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s $4,000,000 Diamonds instant ticket game, lottery officials said, according to 25 News. .
Garner, who was in Massachusetts for work, told lottery officials that he chose to play the game because he liked the design of the ticket.
The player chose to receive his money in the form of a one-time payment of $2.6 million, before taxes.
It should be noted that when players choose a single payment instead of receiving the prize in annual payments, they receive a smaller amount of money, since it is the one they have available to give instantly, since it is the one they have from ticket sales .
Garner purchased her winning ticket at a Stop & Shop at 259 Main St. The store will receive a $40,000 bonus just for selling the ticket.
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