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Lottery player turns free ticket into $127,000 jackpot prize at Florida Publix

A Florida lottery player netted a jackpot prize in a recent Fantasy 5 drawing, results show.
A Florida lottery player netted a jackpot prize in a recent Fantasy 5 drawing, results show. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A lucky Florida lottery player netted a jackpot win on a free ticket.

The winner hit the Fantasy 5 jackpot, winning $126,849.83 in the evening drawing, Saturday, Aug. 2, according to the Florida Lottery’s website.

The winning ticket, sold at a Publix Super Market in St. Petersburg, matched all five numbers. The winner hadn’t come forward as of Monday, Aug. 4, the lottery said.

The winning Fantasy 5 numbers were 1-17-18-22-32, results show. The ticket was a free quick pick, beating odds of 1 in 376,992 to snag the top prize, according to the lottery’s website.

Winners in Florida have 180 days from the draw date to claim prizes and are encouraged to sign the back of their tickets, the lottery’s website says.

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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Tanasia Kenney
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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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