TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Though the latest billion-dollar Powerball jackpot was not won in Florida, five tickets sold in the Sunshine State still turned out second-tier $1 million prizes.
At the drop of Wednesday’s winning numbers — 7-10-11-13-24, Power Ball: 24, Power Play: 2 — four of the Florida tickets were Power Ball winners and the fifth was a Power Play winner, according to Florida Lottery.
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Here’s a breakdown of where the winning tickets were sold in Florida:
Publix #1051 — 101 N Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, FL 32301
Publix #1741 — 2135 Everglades Lane, The Villages, FL 32163
Smile Food Mart — 7502 U.S. Highway 19 N, Port Richey, FL 34652
Amoco — 9045 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32966
Winn Dixie #8 — 1339 Blanding Boulevard, Orange Park, FL 32065
According to the California Lottery, the big winner was sold in Los Angeles at Las Palmitas Mini Market. That jackpot became the sixth-largest ever won in the U.S. after ticket sales pushed the estimate to as much as $1.08 billion.
The game’s abysmal odds of 1 in 292.2 million are designed to build big prizes that draw more players. The largest Powerball jackpot was $2.04 billion in November 2022.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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