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Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Tarpon Springs woman wins $1 million lottery prize from Publix ticket
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. (WFLA) — A woman in Tarpon Springs scored big with a $5 lottery ticket from a local Publix. The Florida Lottery announced Monday that 55-year-old Jennifer HercherAllen claimed the top prize from The Cash Wheel scratch-off game. HercherAllen opted for a lump-sum payment of $605,016.40. The winning ticket was purchased from the Publix located at 40932 U.S. Highway 19 N. in Tarpon Springs, and the store received a $2,000 bonus. According to the Florida Lottery, there are two $1 million prizes remaining, and you have a 1-in-2,963,170 chance of being the lucky winner. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Miami Herald
25-02-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Lottery player turns $5 into life-changing prize at Florida 7-Eleven. Here's where
A lottery player's $5 ticket sold at a 7-Eleven in Florida ended up winning him a $1 million top prize. Dwayne Croft bought his scratch-off ticket in The Cash Wheel game at the gas station convenience store chain at 14068 Narcoossee Road in Orlando, the Florida Lottery said Feb. 25. Croft scratched his way to one of six jackpot prizes, beating the 1-in-2,963,170 odds, according to lottery officials. Only three $1 million prizes remain in the game, which debuted in August. The 60-year-old Orange County man claimed his winnings in Tallahassee as a one-time payout of $605,016, the Florida Lottery shared. Meanwhile, the 7-Eleven received a $2,000 bonus for selling the lucky ticket, lottery officials said. Another Florida Lottery player is holding onto a $1 million ticket after a Powerball ticket sold at a Publix in Naples hit a second-tier prize in the Feb. 24 drawing, McClatchy News reported.
