Powerball jackpot: 5 winning lottery tickets sold in Florida worth millions

ORLANDO, Fla. - Did you purchase a Powerball lottery ticket ahead of Wednesday night's drawing? Check those numbers again because you could have a winning lottery ticket worth millions.

Someone in California won the $1 billion Powerball jackpot, matching all five numbers: 7, 10, 11, 13, 24, and the 24 Powerball. In Florida, five winning Powerball tickets worth $1 million or $2 million were sold.

According to the Florida Lottery website, four people matched all five Powerball numbers to win $1 million. One person added the Power Play option, doubling their winnings to $2 million.

Here is where the multi-million-dollar tickets were sold:

• Publix, 101 N Blairstone Road in Tallahassee ($2M winner)
• Publix, 2135 Everglades Lane in The Villages ($1M winner)
• Smile Food Mart, 7502 US Highway 19 North in New Port Richey ($1M winner)
• Amoco, 9045 20th Street in Vero Beach - ($1M winner)
• Winn Dixie, 1339 Blanding Boulevard in Orange Park ($1M winner)

There were 21 tickets worth $50,000 and four tickets worth $100,000 also sold in the state. FOX 35 has reached out to the Florida Lottery to see the specific locations where the million-dollar tickets were sold.

Wednesday's jackpot was estimated to be $1.08 billion. Winners can choose between 30 yearly installments or a one-time cash payment. According to the Powerball's website, the cash value for Wednesday's jackpot was $558.1 million.

The jackpot has since reset to a whopping $20 million. The next drawing will be held on Saturday, July 22. The cash option in that drawing would be $10.3 million, according to the Powerball website.

Has anyone in Florida won the Powerball Jackpot before?

Yes! According to the Florida Lottery's website, there have been 11 Powerball jackpot-winning tickets sold in Florida since 2009.

The most recent was on July 5, 2021. A winning ticket worth $286 million was sold at a Circle K in Jacksonville, Florida. The cash option was $196 million.

The highest jackpot-winning ticket sold in Florida was for $600 million on May 18, 2013. That ticket was sold at a Publix in Zephyrhills. The cash option was worth $370 million.

One $50 million ticket was sold on May 25, 2013 at Carrollwood Market in Tampa, but no winner ever claimed the ticket. That ticket has since expired.

Of all 11 jackpot tickets sold, nine were QuickPicks, meaning the lottery machine picked the numbers.

• June 5, 2021 - $286M ticket sold at a Circle K in Jacksonville
• March 27, 2021 - $238M ticket sold at a Publix in Lutz
• August 12, 2020 - $169M ticket sold at Publix in Boynton Beach
• January 29, 2020 - $394M ticket sold at 7-Eleven in Bonita Springs
• March 2, 2016 - $292M ticket sold at Tom Thumb in Marathon
• January 13, 2016 - $1.5B (yup, billion) ticket sold at Publix in Melbourne Beach
• June 20, 2015 - $80M ticket sold at Best Value Food Store in Plantation
• April 11, 2015 - $80M ticket sold at State Line Gift Shop in McDavid
• April 23, 2014 - $150M ticket sold at E's Country Store North in Naples
• May 25, 2013 - $50M ticket sold at Carrollwood Market in Tampa (never claimed and since expired)
• May 18, 2013 - $600M ticket sold at Publix in Zephyrhills