Somebody is holding a Florida lottery ticket worth $500,000. Where was it sold?
The player bought a Jackpot Triple Play ticket that matched all the numbers picked in the July 29 drawing, making it worth $500,000, results show.
The winning numbers: 4-23-30-31-33-42.
The lucky ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Port Orange, near Daytona Beach and a roughly 55-mile drive northeast from Orlando. The winner scored their prize on a free ticket, which can be won after buying another ticket for the game, the Florida Lottery wrote on its website and in a news release.
Jackpot Triple Play is a drawing game that offers tickets starting at $1. To hit the jackpot, a winner's ticket must match all six numbers picked in a drawing, rules show.
As of early July 30, lottery officials said no one had claimed the half-million dollar prize. In Florida, jackpot winners have about six months to cash in.
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