Lottery officials said Thursday a Powerball ticket sold in South Carolina matched all six numbers drawn to win the midweek jackpot worth nearly $260 million. A news conference was planned Thursday at a Columbia store where the ticket was sold. ...more

August 20, 2009

Gambling is getting easier for Floridians. That's because the Florida Lottery is rolling out the first of 1,000 instant ticket vending machines this week, starting in Tampa and Fort Myers. ...more

August 19, 2009

WELLINGTON - A Palm Beach County retiree is Florida's unluckiest winner. ...more

August 11, 2009

Construction worker Anthony Carey usually gets $50 in scratch-off lottery tickets once a week at the convenience store where he gasses up, but he says that probably will change when Florida reintroduces vending machines this year in supermarkets. ...more

June 6, 2009

Someone who bought a Florida Lotto ticket from a Sun City Center grocery store should be very happy right about now. ...more

April 10, 2009

Nancy Rapino of Largo won a share of the Mega Money jackpot. ...more

March 23, 2009

A 57-year-old Tampa woman won a $1 million prize during the Jan. 31 Powerball drawing, Florida Lottery officials said today. ...more

February 5, 2009

One ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a jackpot of $22 million, lottery officials said Sunday. ...more

February 1, 2009

TAMPA -- Millions of chance-takers buying Powerball tickets in 30 states came up empty Wednesday night, with no winners making claim to the $105.3 million jackpot. But players have another chance to win Saturday night. The top prize: $120 million. ...more

January 8, 2009

Lottery officials say almost half a million Powerball tickets were sold the first day they went on sale in Florida. Florida is the 30th state, along with the District of Columbia and the U.S Virgin Islands, to offer the game. ...more

January 6, 2009