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A Florida man’s truck broke down right after his wife’s car. Then he claimed a $1 million lottery prize

Curtis Fuller poses with an oversized lottery check.
Florida Lottery via CNN
Curtis Fuller poses with an oversized lottery check.

Curtis Fuller wasn’t having the greatest luck before he won a $1 million prize in the Florida Lottery.

“My wife’s car broke down a few days ago and two days after that my truck broke down,” said the Jacksonville man in a news release from the Florida Lottery.

Fuller, 38, bought the 50X THE CASH ticket — a $5 scratch-off game — at a convenience store in Jacksonville.

He claimed the prize on Monday at lottery headquarters in Tallahassee, according to the release.

Fuller decided to get his winnings as a one-time, lump sum payment of $890,000, the release said.

He told lottery officials that he and his wife will use the money to buy a new house and purchase two new vehicles.

Fuller might not be the only big winner this week.

The MegaMillions lottery jackpot has grown to an estimated $515 million ahead of Friday night’s drawing.

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