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St. Pete Store Owner Says Man Bought 5 Winning Lottery Tickets

News Channel 8 photo by DAVID KRAUT

Jason Kuriakose said the man who bought the winning lottery tickets is a store regular, but he does not know the man's name.

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By PETER BERNARD

News Channel 8

Published: December 16, 2008

Most people would be thrilled with one winning lottery ticket.

A regular customer of a St. Petersburg convenience store is happy five times over.

Five of the six winning tickets for Saturday's Fantasy 5 drawing were sold at the same store in St. Petersburg: M&S Mart, 6401 Central Ave. The five tickets were sold to the same man, store owner Jason Kuriakose said.

Saturday's winners will split about $269,280, with each ticket worth $44,880.04.

"The winner is very excited," Kuriakose said. He came in and showed a copy of the winning tickets yesterday, Kuriakose said.

Kuriakose said the man is a store regular, but he did not know the man's name.

The sixth winning ticket was sold at a Publix Super Market in Miami.

The winning numbers are 19-21-23-30-36.

Florida Lottery officials said no winner has come forward to claim a prize. By law, the Lottery must make public the winner's name, age and city.

On rare occasions, multiple winning tickets have been sold at the same location, but officials say they are not sure whether five ever came from the same vendor.

Tribune reporter Neil Johnson contributed to this report.

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