OCALA, Fl. -- A Florida couple says they have a winning lottery ticket and want their money, but the the Florida Lottery Commission isn't paying.

ocala resident Joe Curcio thought he hit the jackpot on a scratch-off ticket that shows a prize of $500,000.

When he tried to claim his prize he received nothing at the lottery office.

Curcio said he bought a legitimate lottery ticket at the Turnpike rest area at Fort Drum.

The state said the ticket had a misprint on it.

Curcio and his family said it's not their fault the ticket has a misprint and that he should be paid what he's owed.

"A deal's a deal," Curcio said.

"I believe there's something wrong with the lottery," Annemarie Curcio said.

The lottery said it prints about 550-million tickets per year and there is the possibility of a misprint.

There are manual, computer and visual checks of tickets submitted for prizes, and the lottery said it uses various layers of security.

It also reminds people that the ticket is printed with a warning that all winnings are subject to verification.

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