{"id":60375,"date":"2025-01-18T22:45:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T03:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=60375"},"modified":"2025-01-18T22:46:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T03:46:23","slug":"lehigh-acres-publix-sells-1-million-mega-millions-ticket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2025\/01\/lehigh-acres-publix-sells-1-million-mega-millions-ticket\/","title":{"rendered":"Lehigh Acres Publix sells $1 million Mega Millions ticket"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A lucky shopper at a Publix in Lehigh Acres is now $1 million richer thanks to a winning Mega Millions ticket sold on Friday. This ticket purchased through a quick-pick option at the Lee County store, matched all five regular numbers in the latest drawing. Talk about a fantastic Friday surprise!<\/p>\n\n\n

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The winning numbers for the Mega Millions drawing were 8, 10, 37, 54, and 69, with a Mega Ball of 22. While the jackpot winner took home an impressive $113 million from Arizona<\/a>, this ticket’s success will add lots of delight to a Floridian entering this three-day long weekend break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Florida Lottery has made it clear that the odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot <\/a>are quite steep, with players facing a 1 in 302.6 million chance of snagging that top prize. But hey, someone has to win, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And for this Publix shopper, it was their lucky day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The winner has a window of 180 days to claim their prize before the ticket expires. So, if you know anyone who bought a ticket at Publix, it might be time to check those numbers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lucky ticketholder<\/a> in Arizona won an amazing estimated prize of $113 million! They have the option to take a cash payout of $50.4 million. Another winner in Michigan matched all five white balls, celebrating a fantastic prize of $1 million!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, 13 wonderful winners each took home $10,000, including one lucky person from Florida. And let’s not forget about the lucky winner who snagged $30,000! What a thrilling day for all these winners!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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