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Lottery ticket worth more than $120,000 sold at Florida convenience store. Here’s where

Someone in Florida won a six-figure prize in the latest Fantasy 5 drawing, lottery officials said.
Someone in Florida won a six-figure prize in the latest Fantasy 5 drawing, lottery officials said. Photo by Giorgio Trovato via Unsplash

A Florida Fantasy 5 player walked away with a life-changing win.

Someone in Venice won $124,326.74 after matching all five numbers in the evening drawing on Aug. 16, according to the Florida Lottery.

The lucky ticket was purchased at the Venice Convenient Store on East Venice Avenue, officials said.

The winning numbers Friday were 5-6-13-21-28, results show.

There was also a jackpot winner in the midday drawing. That ticket, worth more than $56,000, was sold at a Publix store in Tallahassee, officials said.

Both players beat odds of 1 in 376,992 to win the game’s top prize.

They’re just two in a string of recent lottery wins for the Sunshine State. On Aug. 18, someone in Leesburg won more than $103,000 in the Fantasy 5 evening drawing, McClatchy News reported.

Winners have 180 days from the drawing date to claim prizes and are advised to sign the backs of their tickets, according to the Florida Lottery.

Venice is about a 70-mile drive south from Tampa.

Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.

If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline at 1-800-522-4700 or visiting the National Council on Problem Gambling website.

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This story was originally published August 19, 2024 at 2:21 PM with the headline "Lottery ticket worth more than $120,000 sold at Florida convenience store. Here’s where."

Tanasia Kenney
Sun Herald
Tanasia is a service journalism reporter at the Charlotte Observer | CharlotteFive, working remotely from Atlanta, Georgia. She covers restaurant openings/closings in Charlotte and statewide explainers for the NC Service Journalism team. She’s been with McClatchy since 2020.
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