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Lottery player wins nearly $120,000 in Florida. Where was the lucky ticket sold?

The winner bought their lucky ticket at a Florida grocery store.
The winner bought their lucky ticket at a Florida grocery store. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A lottery player is in for a life-changing windfall in Florida.

The player bought a ticket for the Fantasy 5 game that matched all the numbers picked in the Feb. 26 evening drawing, making it worth nearly $120,000, results show

The winning numbers: 4-11-21-25-35.

The player hit the jackpot in the Florida Panhandle. The lucky ticket was sold at the Carousel supermarket in Laguna Beach, the Florida Lottery wrote on its website and in a news release.

Fantasy 5 is a drawing game that offers tickets starting at $1. The Laguna Beach player won big on a Quick Pick ticket, meaning a lottery machine randomly chose at least some of the lucky numbers, rules show.

As of early Feb. 27, lottery officials said no one had claimed the prize, which totaled $119,956.36. In Florida, winners of drawing games have about six months to cash in.

Laguna Beach is about a 120-mile drive southwest from Tallahassee.

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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Simone Jasper
The News & Observer
Simone Jasper is a service journalism reporter at The News & Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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