Jose Flores wins $1 million jackpot after he thinks he won $600

A man in Virginia who thought he won $600 in the lottery ended up taking home a significantly larger cash prize.

Jose Flores Velasquez of Annandale, Virginia, won $1 million playing the 20X the Money scratcher game last month, according to a recent press release from the Virginia Lottery.

Flores Velasquez bought the ticket at a Safeway supermarket while he was picking up a pack of sodas, the press release said.

When he brought the ticket to the Virginia Lottery’s customer service center, he thought he would be walking away with $600.

That’s when he learned he was one of the game’s top winners. Flores Velasquez chose to take the one-time cash option, which totaled $759,878 before taxes, the press release said.