Struggling fabric and crafts seller Joann plans to close about 500 of its stores across the U.S. — or more than half of its current nationwide footprint.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Michael Prendergast’s trip to the market was an awfully lucky one. The 46-year-old Pompano Beach man scored a $1 million prize from the $5 million Gold Rush Classic scratch-off ticket he bought for $20 at a Stop N Shop in Fort Lauderdale. Prendergast decided to take his winnings in a one-time, lump-sum payout of $710,000, Florida Lottery officials say. The store, located at 1550 Cordova Road, gets a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket. Prendergast joins a number of Broward residents who have had lottery luck in recent weeks.