A Fantasy 5 lottery player used randomly generated numbers to win big in the Oct. 8 evening drawing, according to Florida Lottery records.
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One Florida Lottery player just hit a top prize of nearly $110,000 with a ticket that came from a gas station.
The lucky Fantasy 5 player bought the winning ticket at a RaceTrac convenience store in North Fort Myers, according to the Florida Lottery.
The player beat 1-in-376,992 odds to match all five numbers and land the top prize of $106,609 in the Oct. 8 evening drawing, records show.
The ticket buyer had the computer randomly generate five numbers, which can range from 1 to 36 in the game.
The winning numbers were 5-8-9-16-31, according to the Florida Lottery.
Fantasy 5 drawings happen at midday and in the evening.
North Fort Myers is on Florida’s Gulf Coast, about a 40-mile drive north from Naples.
Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.
Olivia Lloyd is an Associate Editor/Reporter for the Coral Springs News, the Pembroke Pines News and the Miramar News. She graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Previously, she has worked for Hearst DevHub, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and McClatchy’s Real Time Team.
