Lottery

A Miami supermarket chain sold a Tuesday Florida Lottery jackpot winner

On a day of Fantasy 5, Cash4Life, Jackpot Triple Play and Mega Millions drawings, a shopper at one of the supermarket chains with Miami roots got jackpot lucky Tuesday.

Friday’s Mega Millions drawing will be $112 million after no one hit those numbers. But the Fantasy 5 evening draw numbers of 5, 15, 19, 30 and 35 were on tickets sold at an Alachua Mobil station and a Quick Pick ticket bought at the Milam’s Market in Miami Springs, 80 Curtiss Pkwy. The split makes each ticket worth $55,885.

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These tickets must be cashed at the Florida Lottery main office in Tallahassee or one of the district offices, which are open 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The closest district office to this is at 14621 Oak Ln. in Miami Lakes, reachable at MIARC@flalottery.com or 305-364-3080. Appointments are available, but aren’t required.

David J. Neal
Miami Herald
Since 1989, David J. Neal’s domain at the Miami Herald has expanded to include writing about Panthers (NHL and FIU), Dolphins, old school animation, food safety, fraud, naughty lawyers, bad doctors and all manner of breaking news. He drinks coladas whole. He does not work Indianapolis 500 Race Day.
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