$1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold At Tampa Gas Station
A clerk at a gas station in Tampa sold a Powerball ticket yielding a million-dollar prize.
Nobody won the big Powerball and got all six numbers. Now the pot is up to a billion dollars for only a third time in Powerball history. Wow! But five ticket holders win the million-dollar prize.
However, A clerk at MZ Food Market on South Macdill in Tampa sold the winning ticket.
On the MJ Morning Show, we tried to get ahold of the folks at the MZ Food Mart. But at first, they didn’t answer. Then, one of our MJ Morning Show listeners went to the convenience store.
Damian listens to the show and works at Brothers Auto, which is just a block south of the MZ Food Market.
He went into the store and talked to one of the owners of MZ Food Mart, Ali. Ali said, “I got a million phone calls from customers and found out I sold a winning ticket.” He even said that an MJ Morning Show listener called one of his partners at the other MZ Food Mart.
We told him, “You’re going to get a $1,000 for selling the ticket.” Ali was very excited to hear that.
The other million-dollar prize winning tickets were sold in Connecticut, Kentucky, New York, and Pennsylvania.
The winner in Florida has not yet come forward to collect their prize.
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Tampa Is A Wild City
Tampa Is One Of The 12 Wildest Cities In America
Who would’ve thought that Tampa would earn a place on the Wildest Cities in America list?
What exactly do you have to do to get on that list? That’s quite a feat.
The highest honors went to Reno, Nevada. I’m sure you’ll find some wild gambling and other very adult hobbies in Reno.
Let’s first take a look at what these analysts took into consideration when they came up with their “Wild Cities” list. They took into account the following factors: alcohol and binge-drinking related data; marijuana use; cocaine use; number of casinos; number of strip clubs. Whoa! Heavy stuff. That’s a wild party, alright.
Portland, Oregon earned the number 2 spot on the list. I’m just throwing out a guess that may have something to do with the availability and use of drugs in Portland.
But how about the Sunshine State? Would you think cities in Florida, which is known for its snowbird population, would make a “Wildest Cities” list?
Well, Tampa made the list. It is known as the 11th wildest city in the U.S. I wonder what gave it such wild status. I’m guessing the strip clubs played a bit of a role in giving our fine city that notoriety. Ybor City can certainly get wild, too.
Does being identified as a wild city help or hurt tourism? I think you could make arguments for both cases. Maybe a younger crowd would be more interested in traveling to Tampa now that we’ve been dubbed a wild city. Maybe people who were hoping to find more of a chill place to vacation to in Florida will be deterred once they hear how wild things are in Tampa.
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12 Cities
You can check out the list of the 12 wildest cities below. I give you my personal take on whether or not I’ve had a drink in that city.
Roxanne is a co-host on the MJ Morning Show and host of Middays on Q105 in Tampa Bay. She also hosts segments on The Current, which features local feel-good stories and health and wellness segments, and airs on five of the six Tampa-based Beasley Media Group stations. Roxanne has conducted hundreds of interviews, from athletes to Oscar winners, including Matt Damon, Christian Bale, and Chadwick Boseman. She also specializes in media training, having worked with clients in the NFL, NBA and WWE for television, in print, and online. Roxanne is a published author and will be releasing a thriller novel in 2024. Her favorite thing in the world is being with her two daughters and husband. As a content creator for Q105, Roxanne writes about family activities in the Tampa Bay area, as well as reviews for local restaurants and travel.
