PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – A Port Charlotte lady hit the jackpot when she spent $5 on a scratch-off lottery ticket in Charlotte County.
Achara McFarland, 53, claimed the $1 million prize utilizing a safe drop field location in Fort Myers, in accordance with the Florida lottery.
McFarland gained the cash from a $5 Monopoly Bonus Spectacular ticket.
She selected to obtain her prize in a one-time lump sum of $815,000.
The 53-year-old purchased her profitable ticket from the the Circle Okay fuel station positioned at 1783 Tamiami Path in Port Charlotte.
The fuel station will get a $2,0000 bonus for promoting the profitable ticket, lottery officers mentioned.
