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

TAMPA - Two people who purchased Florida Lottery Holiday Millionaire Raffle tickets in the Tampa Bay area on Saturday have claimed $1 million each in winnings. ...more

January 3, 2008