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In a stroke of luck, a ticket purchased at a Fernandina Beach gas station matched five white balls in Saturday’s Powerball drawing, while another ticket in Interlachen hit the jackpot for $59,000 in the Fantasy 5 game.
FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. — Someone in Fernandina Beach might just be celebrating a $1 million windfall.
The winning numbers from Saturday night’s Powerball draw were 13, 14, 26, 28, and 44, with the Powerball number being 7.
The Florida Lottery confirmed that a ticket matching all five white balls was sold at the Circle K gas station located at 2809 Atlantic Avenue in Fernandina Beach, earning the lucky owner a $1 million prize.
Similar $1 million-winning tickets were sold in Georgia and Texas. Meanwhile, in New Jersey, a ticket that matched all five white balls and included the Power Play option fetched a $2 million prize.
With no one coming away with the jackpot, the prize pool is now $875 million with a cash value of $403.6 million.
The next drawing will be held on Monday, Dec. 8, at 10:59 p.m.
It was a lucky day for Northeast Florida, with a Fantasy 5 ticket sold in Interlachen also hitting.
The Florida Lottery reported that the Lakeview Food Mart on State Road 20 sold a ticket worth more than $59,000 after Fantasy 5’s Saturday Midday Draw. The winning numbers were 15-24-27-29-30.