South Florida

Some people just get lucky. See these Florida lottery winners and their lucky stories

Stories by Miami Herald journalists, with AI summarization

Were you lucky?

The people who bought these Florida’s lottery game winners certainly were.

They were sold at supermarkets, gas stations and convenience stores.

Take a look at the winners.

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.

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NO. 1: MEGA MILLIONS PLAYER JUST MISSES $306 MILLION JACKPOT — BUT STILL WINS BIG IN FLORIDA

Here’s where the winning ticket was sold. | Published May 8, 2024 | Read Full Story by Simone Jasper

A Michigan lottery player won $500,000.

NO. 2: LOTTERY TICKET WORTH NEARLY $130,000 SOLD AT FLORIDA PUBLIX. HERE’S WHERE

The player won the top prize in a Fantasy 5 drawing. | Published July 15, 2024 | Read Full Story by Olivia Lloyd

The federal government tracks awards like grants, loans and contracts in communities across the United States. Here’s what those grants fund in Horry County, South Carolina.

NO. 3: LOTTERY PLAYER TURNS $20 TICKET INTO LIFE-CHANGING PRIZE IN FLORIDA. WHERE WAS IT SOLD?

The retailer received a $2,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. | Published October 16, 2024 | Read Full Story by Natalie Demaree

A 64-year-old man won a $1 million prize on a scratch-off ticket sold at a Publix in The Villages, Florida Lottery officials said.

NO. 4: LOTTERY PLAYER WINS LIFE-CHANGING PRIZE AT FLORIDA PUBLIX. WHERE WAS THE TICKET SOLD?

The player won the huge prize in a 500X The Cash scratch-off game. | Published October 23, 2024 | Read Full Story by Olivia Lloyd

Jugador del Fantasy 5 en la Florida gana jugoso premio en el sorteo del domingo 18 de agosto de 2024.

NO. 5: LOTTERY TICKET WORTH NEARLY $110,000 SOLD AT A FLORIDA GAS STATION. HERE’S WHERE

Check your numbers! | Published October 23, 2024 | Read Full Story by Tanasia Kenney

A Florida resident hit the jackpot on a lottery ticket purchased from Winn-Dixie, officials said.

NO. 6: LOTTERY PLAYER WINS LIFE-CHANGING PRIZE AT A FLORIDA WINN-DIXIE. HERE’S WHERE

The ticket holder has claimed their winnings. | Published October 25, 2024 | Read Full Story by Tanasia Kenney

A Fantasy 5 jackpot hit came from a convenience store in Pompano Beach.

NO. 7: A $51,000 FLORIDA LOTTERY JACKPOT WINNING TICKET WAS BOUGHT AT A BROWARD GROCERY STORE

A lucky day to stop and shop. | Published November 12, 2024 | Read Full Story by David J. Neal

A Miami-Dade Milam and a Hollywood Key Food sold jackpot winning tickets from Monday’s draw. By DAVID J. NEAL

NO. 8: TWO LOTTERY TICKETS WORTH MORE THAN $100,000 WERE SOLD NEAR CORAL GABLES AND IN BROWARD

Do you feel lucky today? | Published December 10, 2024 | Read Full Story by David J. Neal

A Navarro Pharmacy sold one of the only winning Florida Lottery tickets on Saturday, Feb. 15.

NO. 9: MIAMI SUPERMARKET AND NAVARRO SHOPPERS SPLIT SATURDAY’S ONLY LOTTERY DRAW JACKPOT WIN

Were you one of the lucky ones? | Published February 16, 2025 | Read Full Story by David J. Neal

A South Carolina woman won $300,000 on a scratch-off ticket three years after winning a $250,000 lottery prize, lottery officials said.

NO. 10: POWERBALL PLAYER WINS $1 MILLION PRIZE AT FLORIDA PUBLIX. WHERE WAS LUCKY TICKET SOLD?

The winning ticket was one number shy of the Powerball jackpot. | Published February 20, 2025 | Read Full Story by Tanasia Kenney

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NO. 11: LOTTERY PLAYER TURNS $5 INTO LIFE-CHANGING PRIZE AT FLORIDA 7-ELEVEN. HERE’S WHERE

The odds of winning jackpot in the game are 1-in-2,963,170. | Published February 25, 2025 | Read Full Story by Olivia Lloyd

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.