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ANOTHER $1 million raffle winner in Palm Beach County

When the Firecracker Millionaire game rolls around next year, and if you live in Palm Beach County, you should think about playing it.

It certainly has been lucky.

A second winner -- of only seven in the state -- surfaced Wednesday to claim a $1 million prize. He's Ernest Vasiliou, 50, of Lake Worth.

Vasiliou purchased his winning ticket at Publix, located at 5970 S. Jog Road in Lake Worth, the Lottery said.

I wrote earlier this week about Kristen Gallant, 35, of Greenacres, who was among three $1 million winners to come forward late Monday afternoon.

Rather than try to match numbers, the Lottery guaranteed seven $1 million winners on July 4. It's the state's fifth annual millionaire raffle.

The two others announced were James Kenneth Bush, 50, of South Daytona, and Stephen Quinley, 35, of Jacksonville.

In the regular Florida Lottery, some weeks might yield a winner, and some might not. But in a raffle, winners are guaranteed.

A limited number (750,000) of tickets, at $20 each, were sold to make the prize pool. The odds of winning $1 million were 1-in-107,143. The game also was set up to have nine $50,000 winners, 11 $5,000 winners and 1,000 players with $500.

The winners announced Wednesday also included Peggy Socha, 57, of Largo and Kenny Ferrer, 33, of Deltona. There's still one unclaimed ticket, sold on U.S. 19 in the town of Holiday.

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