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Lottery ticket worth more than $115,000 sold at a Florida gas station. Here’s where

A Florida lottery player tested their luck in the latest Fantasy 5 drawing and hit the jackpot, officials said.
A Florida lottery player tested their luck in the latest Fantasy 5 drawing and hit the jackpot, officials said. Photo by Giorgio Trovato via Unsplash

A stop at a Florida gas station led to a life-changing prize for a lucky lottery player.

Someone hit the Fantasy 5 jackpot, winning $115,025.19 after matching five numbers in the evening drawing Monday, Feb. 3, according to the Florida Lottery.

The player purchased the winning ticket at a Circle K gas station in Tallahassee, beating odds of 1 in 376,992 to win the grand prize, per the lottery’s website.

The winning numbers drawn Monday evening were 5-7-9-24-34, results show.

Two other Fantasy 5 players snagged a $27,588.60 prize after matching five winning numbers in the midday drawing, lottery officials said.

One of the winning tickets was sold at a Sunrise Food Mart in Cocoa, the other at a Discount Cigarette Superstore in Pensacola, according to the lottery.

Winners have 180 days from the draw date to claim prizes and are encouraged to sign the back of their ticket, the Florida Lottery said.

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
Sun Herald
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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