After Tuesday’s big money Florida Lottery draw games — Fantasy 5, Jackpot Triple Play, Mega Millions — there were happy winners in South Florida, Central Florida and North Florida.
And the South Florida winner bought the ticket at a location that had a jackpot hit six months ago.
None of those winners nailed the Mega Millions jackpot, which will be at $496 million on Friday.
Tuesday’s Jackpot Triple Play numbers were 2, 8, 26, 33, 40 and 41, the same numbers on a free Quick Pick ticket spit out by the machine at Madison’s Cherry Lake Food Mart, 8113 N. State Rd. 53. That stroke of luck about 15 miles from the Florida-Georgia border was worth $625,000.
Earlier in the day, the 1, 5, 7, 16 and 23 balls popped for the Fantasy 5 midday draw. Those were the choices of players at a Circle K, 320 W. State Rd. 434, in the Orlando suburb of Winter Springs and Fort Lauderdale’s Ideal Food Basket, 2750 Davie Blvd. Each ticket won $50,000.
The fourth consecutive day with a Broward Fantasy 5 winner also was the second hit at Ideal Food Basket. Six months and a day earlier, the winner of a $525,000 Jackpot Triple Play bought the ticket at the grocery store.
Ideal Food Basket, 2750 Davie Blvd., Fort Lauderdale Broward County Property Appraiser
These tickets must be cashed at the Florida Lottery main office in Tallahassee or one of the district offices. The closest office to Ideal is the office in Miami Lakes, 14621 Oak Ln., which is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Appointments can be made, but aren’t required, by calling 305-364-3080 or emailing MIARC@flalottery.com.
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