Lottery player wins $108,000 jackpot at Florida Publix. Where was ticket sold?
A stop at Publix led to a big lottery prize for one lucky winner in Florida.
The player hit the Fantasy 5 jackpot, winning $108,935.86 in the evening drawing Thursday, June 12, the Florida Lottery said.
The winning ticket, sold at a Publix Supermarket in Port St. Lucie, matched all five numbers and beat odds of 1 in 376,992 to take the top prize, according to the lottery's website.
The winning ticket remained unclaimed as of Friday morning, lottery officials said.
The Fantasy 5 numbers drawn Thursday evening were 13-16-19-20-30, results show. A ticket sold in Miami also netted a $54,117.32 jackpot in the game's midday drawing that same day.
Winners have 180 days to claim prizes on draw games and are encouraged to sign the back of their ticket, the Florida Lottery said.
Port St. Lucie is about a 120-mile drive southeast from Orlando.
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