Publix Shopper Wins The $110k Jackpot Off A Free Fantasy 5 Ticket
Everyone loves a good Florida Lottery story here in Tampa Bay. One Publix shopper got more than they bargained for when they struck gold on a free Fantasy 5 ticket raking in more than $110,000 in winnings.
According to the Florida Lottery, a Publix in Carrollwood gave out a free Fantasy 5 lottery ticket. The one lucky shopper listened for their numbers to be called on Monday evening when the unexpected happened.
The Publix shopper with the free Fantasy 5 Ticket came in hot winning $110,861. The winning ticket was sold/gave out at the Publix store located at 13178 North Dale Mabry Highway.
The winning numbers were 7-11-25-31-32.
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When Do Retailers Make Commission From Selling Winning Lottery Tickets?
The Florida Lottery has its perks for not only the winners but the retailers as well. There are different rules for retailer incentives on jackpot-winning tickets versus non-jackpot-winning tickets.
For the Jackpot winners for the Florida Lottery, the incentives begin at $10,000 and increase by $5,000 for every rollover. There is a maximum total of $100,000 in bonuses.
For the Powerball, incentives begin at $20,000 and increase by $5,000 every rollover with also a $100,000 maximum. If the jackpot-winning ticket also includes Power Play, the retailer gets an extra $20,000.
Moving on to non-jackpot-winning tickets. You know we all love scratch-offs. Any retailer that sells a winning, non-jackpot, ticket of $1,000,000 or more gets a $2,000 commission for every $1million won.
For retailers who sell a Powerball non-jackpot ticket, they receive a bonus of $1,000 for selling a $1 million ticket. For selling a $2 million winning ticket, retailers get $5,000 in commission.
When someone buys a non-jackpot-winning Mega Millions ticket, the retailer receives $1,000 for a $1 million winner. For a $2 million winner, the retailer gets $5,000 in commission.
9 Florida Publix Stores That Have Sold Top Winning Lottery Prizes
Crystal River -Publix #0797
Location: 6760 W GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY, CRYSTAL RIVER
This winner took home $640,000 at a Crystal River location. They played the 500X The Cash (#1555) scratch off. The Florida Lottery website says there’s only 7 top prizes available for this amount!
Brandon - Publix #0103
Location: 11782 MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD, SEFFNER
The winner for this prize won the $1MM Triple Match game (#1546) and opted for the cash payout of $640,000. No more top prizes remain from this game.
Seminole - Publix #1320
Location: 7880 113TH STREET, SEMINOLE
This lucky winner from Seminole played the $20 Monopoly Doubler (#1513) won $5 million and took home $$798,985 after taxes! Only 1 top prize remains for this game!
Boynton Beach - Publix #1405
Location: 501 SE 18TH AVENUE, BOYNTON BEACH
This winner from Brandon won $10,000 after spending $1 on the Florida 10X The Cash scratch-off. Only 4 out of 12 top prizes remain!
The Villages - Publix #1741
Location: 2135 EVERGLADES LANE, THE VILLAGES
This lucky person turned $10 into $500 by playing the $500 Wild Cash Bonanza game at Publix. There are over 12,000 remaining prizes for this game so you might be next!
