A Fantasy 5 player won a top prize of nearly $120,000 in a Dec. 23 drawing, Florida Lottery records show.
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A lottery player turned a $1 ticket from a Florida gas station into a nearly $120,000 prize.
According to results from the Florida Lottery, a Fantasy 5 ticket sold at a Shell convenience store in Edgewater hit the top prize in the Dec. 23 evening drawing.
The winner had a computer randomly generate five numbers, which can range from one to 36, and they matched all five to win $119,839.80, lottery records show. Players can also choose their own number combination.
The winning numbers for that drawing were 3-4-5-15-26, according to the Florida Lottery.
Fantasy 5 drawings happen twice a day. The odds of winning a top prize in the game are 1 in 376,992.
Edgewater is part of the Daytona Beach metro area in Volusia County.
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.
