Pasco County woman wins $1 million from scratch-off ticket

A Pasco County woman claimed a $1 million prize from a $5 scratch-off lottery ticket.

According to the Florida Lottery, 62-year-old Patricia Geanuracos won the jackpot from the "$1,000,000 LUCK Scratch-Off" game.

Geanuracos purchased the winning ticket from a Publix supermarket in Hudson.

Lottery officials said she chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $700,000.