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Someone in South Florida woke up this morning a big winner.
The winning ticket for the $215 million Powerball in Monday night's drawing was purchased at a Publix at 9050 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami Shores, the Florida Lottery reported in an email. According to Powerball.com, the cash payout would be $100.1 million.
That makes this the 12th time the Powerball jackpot has had a Florida winner since it began in 2009, according to Florida Lottery data, and five of them have come from a Publix supermarket. Publix sells the most winning lottery tickets in Florida, because the grocery chain sells the most tickets.
A winning ticket in Indiana scored the $2 million Power Play jackpot, but no one won the $1 million Powerball jackpot.
What were the winning Powerball numbers for Monday, May 6, 2024?
The Monday, May 6, 2024 numbers were 7-23-24-56-60 and the Powerball was 25. Powerplay was 2X.
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Who sold the winning Powerball ticket for $215 million in Florida? Where is Miami Shores?
The winning ticket was sold at a Publix supermarket at Miami Shores, 9050 Biscayne Boulevard, between Biscayne Blvd. and NE 6th Ave in Miami Shores.
Miami Shores is a village in Miami-Dade County, north of Miami.
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How long does the $215 million Powerball winner in Florida have to claim the prize?
That depends on how they'd like to be paid. In Florida, a winner has 60 days from the date of the drawing to claim a one-time, lump-sum cash payment. If the winner prefers annual payments, they have 180 days after the draw date.
According to Powerball rules, "ticket expiration dates typically vary from 90 days to one year depending on the selling jurisdiction. The expiration date is often listed on the back of your ticket. If the expiration date is not listed, check with your lottery."
In Florida, prizes greater than $1 million and any prize with an annual payment plan must be claimed at Florida Lottery Headquarters, with the exception of Mega Millions and Powerball prizes of $600 - $1,000,000, which can be claimed at any Florida Lottery District Office.
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Can Florida lottery winners remain anonymous?
"We know that some people don’t want to brag about their winnings, and we get that," the Florida Lottery said. "But Florida law mandates that the Florida Lottery allow access to certain governmental records for public disclosure purposes."
Winner's names, city of residence, how much they won and where the ticket was bought are all matters of public record. However, since May 2022, Florida law allows the names of anyone winning $250,000 or more to be temporarily exempt for 90 days from the date the prize is claimed.
It's also possible to claim the prize under a trust or LLC.
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How many Powerball jackpots have been won in Florida?
According to Florida Lottery data, there have been 12 winning Powerball jackpots in Florida since January 2009:
- May 18, 2013: Gloria MacKenzie won $600 million with a ticket from Publix in Zephryhills. She took the cash option for $370,896,780.54.
- May 25, 2013: A winning ticket for $50 million sold at a Tampa convenience store was never claimed and expired.
- April 23, 2014: The Flamass Family Lottery Joint venture claimed a $150 million jackpot with a ticket sold at E's Country Store North in Naples. They took the cash option for $370,896,780.54.
- April 11, 2015: Alice Dawson of Frisco City, Alabama crossed the border to buy a ticket at the State Line Gift Shop in McDavid and won $80 million. She took the cash option for $53,440,213.76.
- June 20, 2015: Orencia Barzey of Fort Lauderdale won $$80 million with a ticket sold at Best Value Food Store in Plantation. The cash option was $49,566,294.92.
- Jan. 13, 2016: Nickel 95 Trust of Melbourne Beach claimed one of three winning $1.5 billion tickets with one sold at a local Publix. The cash option was $327,835,077.79.
- March 2, 2016: James Stocklas of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, won $292 million with a ticket he bought at a Tom Thumb in Marathon. He took the cash option for $191,470,307.58.
- Jan. 29, 2020: Vacation Life LLC claimed a $394 million jackpot on a winning ticket bought at a 7-Eleven in Bonita Springs. The cash option was $276,558,034.09.
- Aug. 12, 2020: William Kruger of Lantana won $169 million with a ticket bought at a Publix in Boynton Beach. He took the cash payout of $140,145,006.00.
- March 27, 2021: Thomas Yi of Land O' Lakes bought a ticket at a Publix in Lutz and won $238 million. He took the cash option of $160,038,447.27.
- June 5, 2021: The Love You More Trust of Ponte Vedre Beach won $286 million with a ticket bought at a Circle K in Jacksonville. They took the cash option of $196,706,252.17.
- May 6, 2024: The winning ticket for a $215 million jackpot was sold at a Miami Shores Publix. If claimed, the cash option would be $100.1 million.
Contributing: Jennifer Sangalang, USA TODAY NETWORK-Florida
