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LOTTERY officials have urged players to check their numbers after two winning tickets were sold that are worth $132,00.
One lucky Miami, Florida resident won $100,880 after playing a Fantasy 5 ticket on Sunday, while another player hit $32,125 on a Fantasy 5 ticket, splitting the jackpot four ways on Saturday.
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The Sunday winner purchased the ticket at a gas station connected to the 5851 NW 177th St. Walmart.
According to the Miami Herald, the lottery winner matched numbers 8, 22, 23, 29, and 33 to win $100,880, without taxes taken out.
The Saturday winner purchased their winning ticket at a Miami Publix located at 1500 NW 57th Ave, according to the outlet.
They matched the numbers 5, 11, 16, 21, and 34 to win a jackpot of $32,125, without taxes taken out.
Both winners have 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim their winnings.
Each ticket needs to be cashed at a Florida Lottery district office.
Florida Lottery district offices are open from 8:30 am to 4 pm.
The district office in Miami-Dade is located at 14621 Oak Ln. in Miami Lakes.
Both winners can reach the office at MIARC@flalottery.com or call 305-364-3080.
Appointments can be made, but aren’t required.
Other states including Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and more allow winners to claim their winnings a year from the date of the drawing.
Florida Lottery Scratch-Off and Fast Play game prizes must be claimed within 60 days of the official end-of-game date.
If lottery winnings go unclaimed in Florida, 80 percent of the unclaimed jackpot is transferred to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund to benefit education in the state.
MORE UNCLAIMED PRIZES UP FOR GRABS
Meanwhile, many other lottery prizes are still up for grabs.
Top lottery winners in the US
Millions dream of winning the lottery and finding fame and fortune. These are the biggest winners in US lottery history.
- Edwin Castro – $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 8, 2022, in California.
- Theodorus Struyck – $1.765 billion, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023, in California.
- Unknown winner – $1.602 billion, Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023, in Florida.
- Marvin and Mae Acosta from Los Angeles, California, John and Lisa Robinson from Munford, Tennessee, and Maureen Smith and David Kaltschmidt from Melbourne Beach, Florida – $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016.
- Unknown winner – $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018, from South Carolina.
- Unknown winner – he sued the mother of his child to keep his identity hidden – $1.348 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023, from Maine.
- Unknown winner – $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022, from Illinois.
- Cheng and Duanpen Saephan, and Laiza Liem Chao – $1.326 billion, Powerball, April 7, 2024, from Oregon.
- Yanira Alvarez – $1.08 billion Powerball, July 19, 2023 in California.
- Wolverine FLL Lottery Club – $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021, from Michigan.
- Unknown winner – $842.4 million Powerball, Jan. 1, 2024, from Michigan.
Two Powerball players won prizes over Labor Day Weekend but have yet to claim their money.
Both Arkansas winners paid an extra $1 for the Power Play feature, which multiplies prizes by two, three, four, five, or ten times.
The first player bought their lottery ticket at a Kum & Go gas station in Jonesboro, about two hours north of Little Rock.
They matched their numbers from the August 31 drawing, which were 4, 34, 35, 38, and 69, and the Powerball was 19.
The anonymous winner matched four of the five numbers to earn $50,000, but the Power Play multiplier boosted that to $100,000.
Days later, on September 2, another player won $150,000.
Someone in Conway, just 30 minutes from Little Rock, bought the winning tickets at a Doublebees convenience store.
The winning numbers were 8, 42, 46, 48, and 53, and the Powerball was 22.
This player matched only four of five numbers, but the Power Play multiplier tripled their prize to $150,000.
In other news, a winning ticket was bought in Northeast Ohio for the Mega Millions drawing on Friday but has still gone unclaimed.
