Lottery luck came through big for two Floridians on Sunday, as Fantasy 5 tickets in the Miami area and the Tampa-St. Petersburg region turned into six-figure wins. Both plays were Quick Picks bought at neighborhood retailers, and both tickets will have to be validated at Florida Lottery offices before any cash is paid out. With the Powerball jackpot climbing, the statewide lottery buzz is only getting louder this week.
Sunday’s Fantasy 5 midday draw spit out the numbers 4, 11, 16, 17 and 34. A Quick Pick sold at Franjo Market in Cutler Bay matched the full set and is worth about $55,677. The evening combination of 7, 9, 14, 22 and 30 lined up for a ticket sold at a Sunoco station in St. Petersburg, a hit worth roughly $96,968, according to the Miami Herald.
Lottery draw histories confirm both winning combinations on record, as shown on Lottery.net’s Fantasy 5 midday and Fantasy 5 evening pages. The Sunoco station at 440 49th St. S appears in Sunoco’s station directory, and business listings place Franjo Market at 18450 SW 97th Ave in Cutler Bay. See the results on Lottery.net (midday) and Lottery.net (evening). The Franjo Market listing appears in local business directories.
How winners claim their prizes
Mid-range Fantasy 5 prizes must be validated and claimed through Florida Lottery district offices, in line with the Lottery’s own winner guide requirements noted in groceries to gold. Winners are advised to sign the back of their ticket, keep it in a safe place, and bring photo ID along with any needed tax paperwork.
The Miami Herald lists the Miami-Dade district office at 14621 Oak Ln. in Miami Lakes and the Tampa-St. Petersburg district office at Centerpoint Business Park, 1911 U.S. 301 N in Tampa, noting both keep weekday hours from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The statewide Powerball jackpot heading into Monday sits at an estimated $312 million, according to Powerball.
Neighborhood stores keep hitting
Small supermarkets and gas stations have been popping up again and again as the sellers of Fantasy 5 winners this spring, a trend documented by local outlets. In its rundown of recent wins, groceries to gold notes that the Lottery’s winner guide gives players 180 days to file draw-game claims and sends mid-range winners to district offices to collect.
