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Lottery ticket worth $120,000 sold at a Florida Publix. Here’s where

A Florida lottery player tried their luck at Fantasy 5 and wound up winning the jackpot prize, draw results show.
A Florida lottery player tried their luck at Fantasy 5 and wound up winning the jackpot prize, draw results show. MIAMI HERALD ARCHIVES

A stop at a Florida supermarket led to a big prize for one lucky lottery player.

Someone hit the Fantasy 5 jackpot, winning $120,183.28 in the evening drawing Friday, May 30, according to the Florida Lottery.

The winning ticket, sold at a Publix Super Market in Winter Haven, matched all five numbers. The winner had not come forward as of Monday, June 2, the lottery said.

The Fantasy 5 numbers drawn Friday evening were 3-11-19-33-35, results show. There were no jackpot winners in the game’s midday drawing that day.

The odds of snagging the top prize are 1 in 376,992, per the lottery’s website.

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

Winter Haven is about a 50-mile drive southwest from downtown Orlando.

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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