ST. LUCIE COUNTY A 68-year-old Fort Pierce man claimed a $500,000 prize in the Florida Lottery 20X CROSSWORD Scratch-Off game, the lottery announced Friday.
Jackie Fisher bought the $5 ticket from Merchant Discount in the 6100 block of South U.S. 1, which is at Easy Street.
He used a secured drop box at the West Palm Beach District Office to claim it, Lottery officials said
Mark Byrd, clerk at Merchant Discount Food, said he doesn t personally know the person who bought the ticket, but the man s family member came in to check the ticket.
Byrd said he determined the ticket won for an amount in excess of $600.