ESCONDIDO, Calif. (CNS) - A man won $6 million playing a $10 scratcher game in Escondido, state lottery officials announced Monday.
Lazo Vitelin purchased the top-prize Set for Life ticket at Al's Short Stop, a convenience store at 908 Del Dios Highway.
Vitelin has the option of taking the $6 million in $20,000 monthly installments for the next 25 years, or a lump-sum cash payment of nearly $3.5 million, according to the lottery.
The business will get a $30,000 retailer bonus for selling the winning ticket.
According to the lottery website, the game has three more $6 million tickets available. The second-highest prize is $10,000, of which 13 tickets haven't yet been purchased.
