Lottery

A Publix sold Saturday’s lone big money Florida Lottery draw game winner

Saturday’s Powerball, Florida Lotto, Fantasy 5 and Cash4Life drawings brought maximum luck to only a player who bought the ticket at a Publix.

That wasn’t in Florida Lotto, which will have a $21.5 million jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing.

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The Fantasy 5 evening drawing came up 2, 9, 12, 21 and 35, a combination of numbers chosen by someone at Publix in Cape Coral, 2420 Santa Barbara Blvd. That quintet of choices was worth $124,198.

This ticket must be cashed at the Florida Lottery main office in Tallahassee or one of the nine district Florida Lottery offices, such as the Fort Myers district office at 5100 S. Cleveland Ave., almost 8 miles directly west of that Publix. That office can be reached at FTMRC@flalottery.com or 239-278-7111.

This story was originally published February 1, 2026 at 8:52 AM with the headline "A Publix sold Saturday’s lone big money Florida Lottery draw game winner."

David J. Neal
Miami Herald
Since 1989, David J. Neal’s domain at the Miami Herald has expanded to include writing about Panthers (NHL and FIU), Dolphins, old school animation, food safety, fraud, naughty lawyers, bad doctors and all manner of breaking news. He drinks coladas whole. He does not work Indianapolis 500 Race Day.
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