How these lottery players struck it rich at Publix stores in Florida

Stories by Miami Herald journalists, with AI summarization

Publix shoppers have enjoyed significant lottery wins across various Florida locations, with many striking gold on tickets ranging from the Fantasy 5 to Powerball. High-value prizes include a $1 million Powerball ticket and a major $7 million Cash4Life ticket.

Other notable wins include a $109,000 Fantasy 5 jackpot and several smaller jackpots pooled between multiple winners, such as $55,000 and $26,000 tickets. A routine grocery trip changed some lives.

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories below were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.

Three of Sunday’s five Fantasy 5 jackpot hits were bought at Publix stores.

NO. 1: 5 FLORIDA LOTTERY JACKPOT WINNERS, 3 SOLD AT PUBLIX STORES. ONE WAS IN MIAMI-DADE

Grocery shoppers had a lucky Sunday, winning a combined $152,000 | Published November 11, 2024 | Read Full Story by David J. Neal

One of the three winners of a Florida Lottery jackpot winner came from a Broward Publix.

NO. 2: FLORIDA LOTTERY PLAYERS AT A WINN-DIXIE, A CIRCLE K AND A BROWARD PUBLIX WON $36,000 EACH

Who’s lucky? | Published November 5, 2024 | Read Full Story by David J. Neal

Someone bought a $1 million Florida Lottery game winning ticket at a Miami-Dade Publix

NO. 3: A $1 MILLION FLORIDA LOTTERY GAME TICKET WAS BOUGHT AT A MIAMI AREA PUBLIX

Somebody got lucky. | Published October 22, 2024 | Read Full Story by David J. Neal

On Tuesday and Wednesday, Fantasy 5 jackpot winners bought their tickets in Miami-Dade and Broward. On Tuesday, another winner was bought on U.S. 97 in McDavid, a Pensacola suburb.

NO. 4: PUBLIX STORES IN KENDALL AND BROWARD SOLD $26,000 AND $55,000 FLORIDA LOTTERY TICKETS

Is either ticket in your wallet or purse? | Published June 27, 2024 | Read Full Story by David J. Neal

A Publix, a 7-Eleven and a Cumberland Farms split Sunday’s Fantasy 5 winners.

NO. 5: PUBLIX AND CONVENIENCE STORE LOTTERY PLAYERS IN PALM BEACH AND KENDALL WIN $153,000

Sunday was a lucky day for some lottery game players. | Published November 18, 2024 | Read Full Story by David J. Neal

Tuesday’s Florida Lottery jackpot winners were Fantasy 5 hits in Broward and Palm Beach.

NO. 6: A FLORIDA LOTTERY GAME WINNER WORTH ALMOST $109,000 WAS BOUGHT AT A BROWARD PUBLIX

It wasn’t just Tuesday for one Florida Lottery player. | Published September 25, 2024 | Read Full Story by David J. Neal

A Cash4Life draw made one person’s Publix shopping trip a financial pleasure.

NO. 7: A MIAMI PUBLIX SOLD A LOTTERY TICKET WORTH $7 MILLION NOW OR $1,000 A DAY FOR LIFE

Somebody’s financial worries just ended. | Published November 14, 2024 | Read Full Story by David J. Neal

A Miami Beach Publix shopper and Fantasy 5 player is a little happier Wednesday morning.

NO. 8: A FLORIDA LOTTERY JACKPOT TICKET WORTH $49,000 CAME FROM A MIAMI BEACH PUBLIX

Was it South Beach? North Beach? Powerball? Fantasy 5? Cash 4 Life? | Published October 29, 2024 | Read Full Story by David J. Neal

This report was produced with the help of AI tools, which summarized previous stories reported and written by McClatchy journalists. It was edited by journalists in our News division.