A soon-to-be father from Miami-Dade County won $1 million playing a Florida Lottery scratch-off game ahead of the holidays, the agency said Wednesday in an email.
Christian Lainez claimed the top prize at the Lottery’s headquarters in Tallahassee and the 29-year-old chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $795,000, according to the agency.
The soon-to-be father told the Lottery he wants to buy a house for his growing family as his wife is pregnant with their first baby.
“Now instead of renting another apartment – we can buy our first home together and get everything ready before the baby arrives!