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The Powerball jackpot has surged to its biggest amount this year, reaching an estimated $605 million for Monday night's drawing.
The player hit the jackpot at a Publix grocery store in New Smyrna Beach, a roughly 55-mile drive northeast from Orlando. The person chose the Quick Pick option, meaning a lottery machine randomly selected at least some of their ticket numbers, the Florida Lottery wrote on its website and in a news release.
If you’re a winner, Florida law mandates the following information is public record: Name and location of the retailer where the winning ticket was purchased. Powerball: 10:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Mega Millions: 11 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
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A ticket sold at the Publix on Biscayne Boulevard in Miami Shores, Florida matched all six balls in Monday's Powerball drawing to win the $214.9 million jackpot, according to the lottery website.
Saturday’s first Fantasy 5 drawing brought happiness to two Broward supermarket shoppers via the numbers 5, 9, 19, 22 and 32. Those numbers were on tickets bought at a Miramar Publix, 18409 Miramar Pkwy, and a Pembroke Pines Sedano’s, 17171 Pines Blvd. Each ticket won $27,658.