Winning lottery ticket sold at Vero convenience store

Winning lottery ticket sold at Publix in Sebastian

SEBASTIAN — A winning lottery ticket - worth more than $100,000 - was recently sold at a local Publix for Tuesday's drawing, officials said. The Publix Super Market at Indian River sold the Fantasy 5, quick pick ticket. The store - located at 9621 U.S. 1 just north of Barber Street in Sebastian - was the only location to sell a prize-winning ticket for Tuesday's game results. The winning numbers for the evening draw were 01-02-05-09-36, lottery officials said. The ticket buyer will receive the prize of $115,278.15. It was unclear if the winner had already claimed their prize.

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 ...