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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2022

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FLORIDA LOTTERY COMMUNICATIONS
(850) 487-7727
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SARASOTA COUNTY MAN WINS $1 MILLION PLAYING POWERBALL®

TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that Joseph O'Connor, of North Port, claimed a $1 million prize from the POWERBALL® drawing held on March 21, 2022, at the Lottery's Fort Myers District Office. The winning ticket matched all five of the white ball numbers but did not match the Powerball number.

O'Connor purchased his $1 million-winning POWERBALL Quick Pick ticket from Publix, located at 1291 South Sumter Boulevard in North Port. The retailer will receive a $1,000 bonus commission for selling the winning POWERBALL ticket.

The next POWERBALL drawing will be held tonight at 10:59 p.m., ET, with an estimated $246 million jackpot. Tickets must be purchased by 10:00 p.m., ET to be eligible for this drawing. POWERBALL drawings are broadcast live, in high definition, from the Lottery's state of the art draw studio in Tallahassee. Drawings are also available for viewing on the Lottery's website and official YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/floridalottery. Winning numbers are available on the Lottery's website, free mobile app, at retailers statewide, and by phone at (850) 921-PLAY.

ABOUT POWERBALL IN FLORIDA

Since joining POWERBALL in 2009, the game has generated more than $2.3 billion in contributions to education statewide. Florida is among the top-selling POWERBALL states in the country, with more than 108 million winning tickets totaling more than $3.4 billion in prizes, including 16 jackpot winners. Florida was also one of the three states nationally to have a winner share in the world record-setting $1.586 billion POWERBALL jackpot in January 2016.

ABOUT THE FLORIDA LOTTERY

The Florida Lottery is responsible for contributing more than $41 billion to enhance education and sending more than 917,000 students to college through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The Florida Lottery reinvests 99 percent of its revenue back into Florida's economy through prize payouts, commissions to more than 13,000 Lottery retailers, and transfers to education. Since 1988, Florida Lottery games have paid more than $80.5 billion in prizes and made more than 3,500 people millionaires. For more information, please visit www.flalottery.com.

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Powerball with Double Play

Monday, September 25, 2023

10-12-22-36-50-4-x2

Next Jackpot:

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

$850 Million

Winning Numbers

5-16-18-38-40-19

Mega Millions

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

15-30-35-42-60-16-x4

Next Jackpot:

Friday, September 29, 2023

$267 Million

Florida Lotto with Double Play and EZmatch

Saturday, September 23, 2023

13-26-28-32-33-41

Next Jackpot:

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

$5.75 Million


1-7-12-15-44-50

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

8-9-12-24-59-1

Top Prize:

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

$1,000/Day for Life

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

2-3-4-6-8-9

Next Jackpot:

Friday, September 29, 2023

$600,000

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Morning  -8

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Matinee  -13

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Afternoon  -11

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Evening  -13

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Late Night  -5

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Midday  -3-12-16-18-22

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Evening  -3-4-12-15-25

Pick 5

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

 -7-4-1-1-86

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

 -7-9-1-1-44

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

 -4-9-7-26

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

 -0-1-4-34

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

 -7-7-36

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

 -9-9-64

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

 -9-76

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

 -5-24