Human Interest Florida Man Goes Out for a Sandwich, Comes Home with a $5 Million Lottery Ticket "My hands were trembling from disbelief," the winner said By Chris Barilla Chris Barilla Chris Barilla is a Digital News Editor at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. His work has previously appeared on Distractify, The Blast, and Entertainment Daily. People Editorial Guidelines Published on September 19, 2023 01:52PM EDT Close Travis Hall (right) and his wife Nicole Hall. Photo: Courtesy of Florida Lottery A Florida man's spontaneous decision to purchase a scratch-off lottery ticket has made him a millionaire. Travis Hall, 44, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, recently stopped by a Publix grocery store with the intention of purchasing a sandwich. While there, he also took a chance on the $20 Monopoly Doubler scratch-off lottery ticket — a decision that resulted in him winning a $5 million prize. "I stopped at Publix to grab a sub and decided to try my luck with a $20 Scratch-Off," Hall explained to state officials, per an official press release from the Florida Lottery. "Little did I know, it would turn into a $5 million-dollar win!” Luck was certainly on Hall's side when he purchased the ticket. The Florida Lottery states that the $20 Monopoly Doubler scratch-off has a potential $493 million in cash prizes, which includes only eight top prizes valued at $5 million apiece. The game's overall odds of winning are 1-in-3.02. The Wildest Rules You Didn't Know Powerball and Mega Millions Winners Must Follow After Hitting the Jackpot Hall wasn’t aware that he was a millionaire immediately, however, as the top prize winner shared that he took some time before actually revealing the ticket's numbers. “After waiting days to scratch the ticket, I handed it to my wife — my hands were trembling from disbelief at what I was seeing,” he told lottery officials. The lucky individual chose to receive his earnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $3,994,698.00, but he wasn’t the only one to reap the rewards of the ticket. The retailer that sold Hall his ticket will receive a $10,000 bonus commission for handling the transaction. Money generated from Florida’s scratch-off games have brought in more than $18.09 billion for the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF), according to the organization. Florida’s lottery also supports the Bright Futures Scholarship Program, to which it has contributed over $44 billion since its inception. Hall's big win comes as the Powerball jackpot reaches a mammoth $672 million ahead of Wednesday's drawing.