TAMPA - One player matched all five numbers in last night's Lottery drawing with a ticket that was purchased at a Tampa Publix, the Florida Lottery said today. ...more

May 31, 2008

Two lucky Sebring winners will take home big cash if they turn in their winning lottery tickets. The numbers were drawn Monday night and winners will get $53,853 each. One of the Highlands County winning tickets was bought at a Citgo on South U.S 27 and the other, a Quick Pick, was bought at small food store on S. U.S. 98. Four winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $53,843.66 each, the Florida Lottery said Tuesday. The other winning tickets were bought in Miami and Orlando, lottery officials reported. The 313 tickets matching four numbers won $110.50 each. Another 10,309 tickets matching three numbers won $9 each, and 95,423 tickets won a Quick Pick ticket for picking two numbers. The numbers drawn Monday night were 5-8-20-25-36. ...more

May 20, 2008

BRADENTON - Charles Hill of Bradenton has claimed the $16 million Lotto Plus jackpot after buying a ticket at an east Manatee County convenience store. ...more

May 19, 2008

I wasn't too sensitive about turning 60, the age when people take their first baby steps into codgerhood. ...more

May 9, 2008

TAMPA -- A $1 wager can get you a $37 million return tonight as the Florida Lottery tries to give away a ballooning jackpot that has rolled over for several weeks. ...more

February 20, 2008

The details still are being worked out, but the Florida Lottery is about to tweak the twice-a-week Lotto drawing, allowing players to spend more on a ticket for a chance to win bigger prizes. ...more

February 13, 2008

TAMPA - All the details have not been worked out, but the Florida Lottery is about to tweak the twice-a-week Lotto drawing, allowing players to spend more on a ticket for a chance to win bigger prizes. ...more

February 12, 2008

The Florida Lottery turns 20 this year, a milestone that is marked by stiffer competition for players' gambling dollars. ...more

February 11, 2008

A Town 'N Country family claimed a big Lotto prize Thursday, choosing a one-time, lump-sum payment of more than $10 million of the $18 million jackpot drawn on Jan. 23. ...more

February 1, 2008

TAMPA - The DiLucia family of Town 'N Country claimed a Lotto prize yesterday, opting for the one-time, lump-sum payment of more than $10 million of the $18 million jackpot drawn on Jan. 23. ...more

January 31, 2008