Lottery winner hails from St. Pete

ST. PETERSBURG -- Think you're having a good morning? James Green Jr. is probably having a better one.

The St. Petersburg man's bank account is a half-million dollars fatter today after claiming a Florida Lottery jackpot.

He won the $750,000 July 8 Mega Money drawing, opting for a lump sum payment of $513,364.13 after claiming the prize Monday, state lottery officials say.

Green, 47, bought the winning Quick Pick ticket from the Skyway BP at 6191 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. S. Store owners  will get a $2,000 bonus for selling the ticket.

- Casey Cora, Times staff writer