Several Florida Lottery players around the state got lucky on a Saturday of Powerball, Florida Lotto and Fantasy 5 drawings, including someone who appears to have played the same numbers on three different tickets, but nobody hit the retirement jackpot.
That would be the Powerball big prize, which will be up to $633 million for Monday’s drawing.
The Fantasy 5 midday draw numbers — 4, 8, 14, 15, 28 — showed up on Quick Pick tickets from three places: the Bravo Meat & Fish Supermarket, 18115 NW 27th Ave., in Miami Gardens; a Publix at 11200 S. Military Tr. in unincorporated Palm Beach County (that one was a freebie); and, the Publix at 1720 E. Silver Star Rd. in Ocoee. Each ticket won $19,901.
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The Fantasy 5 evening draw also was shared, but among five tickets. The numbers 2, 10, 16, 18 and 28 were on three tickets bought at the Laurel Hill Cumberland Farms, 8200 State Rd. 85; one from a Weston Publix, 2465 Glades Cir.; and a Quick Pick ticket from the Publix at 5380 Stadium Pkwy. in Rockledge.
Each ticket is worth $24,208.
These tickets must be cashed at one of the Florida Lottery district offices. There are nine of them. The Miami office is in Miami Lakes, 14621 Oak Ln., and can be called at 305-364-3080 and emailed at MIARC@flalottery.com. The office in Palm Beach County is in Palm Springs, 4360 Forest Hill Blvd., and can be reached at WPBRC@flalottery.com and 561-640-6190.
Both offices are open 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Appointments can be made, but aren’t required.
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