A Hialeah couple snagged a $5 million prize after playing the lottery Crossword Cash scratch-off. NBC6’s Jamie Guirola reports
Talk about a lucky break – one couple just turned pocket change into a fortune!
A man picked up a scratch-off ticket at a Shell gas station near Northwest 87th Avenue, just north of the 836. A few words matched, then a few more — and suddenly, he was staring at a win.
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“My husband called and he was nervous that he thinks he won a prize,” 62-year-old Nubia Fagot said.
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So the couple went to the Lottery’s Miami district office — and sure enough, they won the top prize playing the $5,000,000 Crossword Cash scratch-off.
“We’re happy,” Fagot said.
Since winning, Fagot and her husband moved out of their apartment into a townhouse. They also bought an apartment for their daughter and gave some money to a neighbor.
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“That’s how we are,” Fagot said.
For $20, players can win up to $5 million instantly. Fagot took out a lump sum payment – minus taxes, that’s still a good $3.2 million.
One ticket. One crossword. Five million reasons to double-check those letters.
