Winning Fantasy 5 ticket sold at Vero convenience store

Winning Florida Lottery ticket sold at Shell gas station in Gifford

GIFFORD — The holiday season may have gotten more joyful for one Florida Lottery patron who recently purchased a winning ticket worth more than $150,000. The Shell Food Mart, located inside the Shell gas station at 53rd Street and U.S. 1, Gifford, sold the winning Fantasy 5 ticket for Saturday's drawing, lottery officials said. The winning numbers for the evening draw were 06-22-27-29-36. The winner will receive the grand prize of $150,908, lottery officials said. It was unclear if the winner had already claimed the prize.

Lottery: Vero Beach man earns $1 mil prize from Monopoly Scratch-Off game

It was a match made in heaven as one Indian River County man's $20 scratch-off ticket turned into a $1 million prize, Florida Lottery officials said. The 60-year-old Vero Beach man played the Monopoly Doubler Scratch-Off game, where the overall odds of winning are one-in-3.02. The chances of winning one million, however, are one-in-2,093,055. "(The man) chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $798,985.00," Florida Lottery officials said.  Players who match their numbers with winning numbers are given monetary prizes, according to the game rules. The man bought the ticket from Sam's Market and Deli grocery store in Fort Pierce. The store will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning scratch-off ticket, lottery officials ...

Winning $1 million Powerball ticket sold in Indian River County

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A winning Powerball ticket worth $1 million was recently sold at a local gas station for Wednesday's drawing in a game that drew national attention for its $1 billion payout, Florida Lottery officials said. The numbers for the quick pick ticket were 07-10-11-13-24, officials said. The winning ticket was sold at the Amoco gas station on State Road 60, just east of Interstate 95. The local ticket holder was among four people statewide to win the Powerball lottery. Each winner will receive the $1 million prize, officials said. It was unclear if the local winner had already claimed their prize. A player in California won the Powerball jackpot prize of $1 billion, officials said.