Fantasy 5 winners: West Palm, Boca Raton markets sell winning Florida Lottery tickets
A supermarket in suburban West Palm Beach and a mini-mart in Boca Raton sold winning tickets in the May 29 evening Fantasy 5 drawing, the Florida Lottery said.
The winning tickets bore the number combination of 4-11-23-29-32 and paid $36,872.43 each.
The West Palm Beach-area supermarket was the Presidente at Okeechobee Boulevard and Military Trail. The Boca Raton mini-mart was the PRIP market on West Camino Real, just west of South Dixie Highway.
The winner sold at Presidente was a Quick Pick, meaning the lottery's computers chose the number combination for the player.
The third winning ticket was sold at a Publix super market in Spring Hill, north of Tampa.
Tom Elia is an editor at The Palm Beach Post, overseeing coverage of public safety, the courts and Palm Beach County's northern and western communities. You can reach him at telia@pbpost.com. Support local journalism: Subscribe today.
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