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Powerball player wins $1 million prize at Florida Publix. Where was lucky ticket sold?

A stop at a Publix supermarket led to a $1 million prize for one lucky Florida lottery player, officials said.
A stop at a Publix supermarket led to a $1 million prize for one lucky Florida lottery player, officials said. Photo by Giorgio Trovato via Unsplash

A Powerball player netted a life-changing prize during a stop at a Florida supermarket.

Someone won $1 million after matching five numbers but not the Powerball in the drawing Wednesday, Feb. 19, according to the Florida Lottery.

The ticket, sold at a Publix supermarket in Port St. Lucie, was one number shy of the game’s estimated $196 million jackpot prize, results show. It’s the latest big win for the Sunshine State, coming a day after a lottery player in Largo won a $108,711 Fantasy 5 jackpot.

The winning Powerball numbers were 6-21-28-49-60 and red Powerball 20, according to the Powerball website. The Power Play multiplier was 2x.

There were no $2 million winners and no one hit the jackpot, pushing the top prize to an estimated $215 million.

The next Powerball drawing is Saturday, Feb. 22.

Winners have 180 days from the draw date to claim prizes and are encouraged to sign the back of their ticket, according to the Florida Lottery.

Port St. Lucie is about a 100-mile drive northwest from Fort Lauderdale.

What to know about Powerball

To score the jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.

The odds of scoring the jackpot prize are 1 in 292,201,338.

Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.

Drawings are broadcast Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:59 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.

Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.

If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline at 1-800-522-4700 or visiting the National Council on Problem Gambling website.

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This story was originally published February 20, 2025 at 6:31 AM with the headline "Powerball player wins $1 million prize at Florida Publix. Where was lucky ticket sold?."

Tanasia Kenney
Sun Herald
Tanasia is a service journalism reporter at the Charlotte Observer | CharlotteFive, working remotely from Atlanta, Georgia. She covers restaurant openings/closings in Charlotte and statewide explainers for the NC Service Journalism team. She’s been with McClatchy since 2020.
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