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Riviera Beach man wins $500,000 playing $5 scratch-off ticket

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RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. — A Riviera Beach man just turned a $5 scratch-off ticket into $500,000!

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The Florida Lottery announced Tuesday that Deandre Brown, 28, of Riviera Beach, claimed a top prize from the $500,000 CROSSWORD EXTRA PLAY scratch-off game.

Officials said Brown purchased his winning ticket from Stop Shop Save & Go store, located at 3343 Broadway Ave. in Riviera Beach.

The game's overall odds of winning are one-in-4.06, however the odds of winning $500,000 are one-in-2,520,000.