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Fla. Fantasy 5 lottery player wins $241,000

May 31, 2006, 11:45 am

Florida LotteryFlorida Lottery: Fla. Fantasy 5 lottery player wins $241,000

One winner of the Florida Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game will collect $241,009.50, a lottery official said Wednesday.

The winning ticket was bought in the city of Zephyrhills, lottery officials reported.

The 344 tickets matching 4-of-5 numbers will collect $113 each.

The 11,015 tickets matching 3-of-5 won $9.50 each, and 106,251 tickets won a Quick Pick ticket for picking 2-of-5.

The numbers drawn Tuesday night were 1-5-9-30-34.

Tonight's Florida Lotto jackpot is $6 million.

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bellyache's avatar - 64x64a9wg

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Posted: May 31, 2006, 1:51 pm - IP Logged

I wouldn't mind winning a $200,000 jackpot. =)

    JimmySand9's avatar - lottogeekbm8
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    Posted: May 31, 2006, 2:45 pm - IP Logged

    I wonder why this Fantasy 5 winner is so newsworthy? Yeah, they make a lot of bottled water in Zephyrhills, but still. Fantasy 5 has has plenty of quarter-million dollar winners.

      RJOh's avatar - chipmunk
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      Posted: May 31, 2006, 3:54 pm - IP Logged

      Ohio Rolling Cash5 may have a $383,000 winner tonight and if it is me I would think it would be news worthy.

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        Posted: May 31, 2006, 3:56 pm - IP Logged

        i would be happy with a fantasy 5 jackpot.the matrix is so hard on the multi state jackpot games......

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          Posted: May 31, 2006, 3:58 pm - IP Logged

          That is a nice amount of money.  I know when Fantasy 5 in GA is sizable it does get talked about.  That could be why the story made news. 

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            Coastal Georgia
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            Posted: May 31, 2006, 4:54 pm - IP Logged

            The Fantasy 5 in GA used to have large JP's but since they started awarding a free QP play for matching 2 of 5, the JP gets hit MUCH more often with lower amounts. As low as $13 K and the highest I've seen recently is $300K.

            We have not seen a Million dollar JP in a very long time.

            Prior to the change, it was fairly regularly.

            DD 

             

                                           

                          

             

             

              bellyache's avatar - 64x64a9wg

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              Posted: May 31, 2006, 5:15 pm - IP Logged

              Ohio Rolling Cash5 may have a $383,000 winner tonight and if it is me I would think it would be news worthy.

              ITA. I like to read about the big winners and the smaller ones. Plus a LP winning a small or large jackpot would be newsworthy on Lottery Post.

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                Posted: May 31, 2006, 6:38 pm - IP Logged

                Is the EZ match starting to lose it's appeal? The jackpot was averaging over $300,000.00 every night. Now it's on a downward trend. It won't be too long before it's back to the old averages of $175,000.00 to $200,000.00 per draw again. They should take the money they made off of the EZ match and pad the jackpot for the Fantasy 5.  Ponder

                  JimmySand9's avatar - lottogeekbm8
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                  Posted: May 31, 2006, 9:09 pm - IP Logged

                  The Fantasy 5 in GA used to have large JP's but since they started awarding a free QP play for matching 2 of 5, the JP gets hit MUCH more often with lower amounts. As low as $13 K and the highest I've seen recently is $300K.

                  We have not seen a Million dollar JP in a very long time.

                  Prior to the change, it was fairly regularly.

                  DD 

                  The free QP prize definately had something to do with it (and was something they needed for a long time). But the primary reason is the fact so much of money that once went to the jackpot now goes to the 3/5 and 4/5 prizes. A smaller % of sales in the jackpot means smaller rollovers and smaller jackpots. But really, most of us will probably never win a jackpot of any kind, but we will most likely win a 3/5 here and there (if we play). So I like it when the winnable amounts get a good chunk of the prize pool.

                    JimmySand9's avatar - lottogeekbm8
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                    Posted: May 31, 2006, 9:14 pm - IP Logged

                    Just a reminder, ezMatch has Florida's best prize payout. It pays 68 cents on the dollar. The next highest, the $20 tickets, pay out 55%. The main Fantasy 5 draw game pays 50%.

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                      Posted: May 31, 2006, 9:41 pm - IP Logged

                      The Fantasy 5 in GA used to have large JP's but since they started awarding a free QP play for matching 2 of 5, the JP gets hit MUCH more often with lower amounts. As low as $13 K and the highest I've seen recently is $300K.

                      We have not seen a Million dollar JP in a very long time.

                      Prior to the change, it was fairly regularly.

                      DD 

                      Ohio Rolling Cash5 is even better. 2 of 5 pays $1 and you can keep it or play any numbers you want.  I like the $1 better than the a free QP because I can roll my winnings back into my system, I always win more when I pick my own numbers.

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                        Posted: May 31, 2006, 10:12 pm - IP Logged

                        Yes, RJOh, that OH game sounds like a better deal...

                        GA just doesn't have enough rollovers to build larger jackpots, but then again, I'm sure the recent smaller JP winners don't mind.....

                        I've seen some as low as $13K recently...

                        DD

                         

                                                       

                                      

                         

                         

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                          Posted: May 31, 2006, 10:49 pm - IP Logged

                          The Fantasy 5 in GA used to have large JP's but since they started awarding a free QP play for matching 2 of 5, the JP gets hit MUCH more often with lower amounts. As low as $13 K and the highest I've seen recently is $300K.

                          We have not seen a Million dollar JP in a very long time.

                          Prior to the change, it was fairly regularly.

                          DD 

                          Ohio Rolling Cash5 is even better. 2 of 5 pays $1 and you can keep it or play any numbers you want.  I like the $1 better than the a free QP because I can roll my winnings back into my system, I always win more when I pick my own numbers.

                          I AGREE.... I CHECKED MY TICKETS TONIGH AND I DID WIN SOME ... FOR THE MOST PART MORE THEN WHAT I HAVE IN MM OR SHALL I SAY MORE OFTEN I THINK IN THE LAST MONTH I WON 9 BUCKS IN THE MM AND I HIT OVER THAT THIS WEEK ON ROLLING 5 I AM REALLLLY STARTING TO LIKE THAT GAME AND IF YOU CHECK ON THE OHIO LOTTERY WEBSITE AND LOOK AT THE PRESS RELEASES (I DO DAILY) THEN THEY TELL YOU EVERY CLAIM THAT WAS MADE EACH DAY IN THE OHIO OFFICES AND YOU CAN ALWAYS BET THERE IS A NICEEEEEEE  SIZE WINNINGS FOR ROLLING 5 AND ALOT OF REPORTS OF WINNINGS SO I BEEN CUTTING BACK ON SO MANY MM TICKETS AND TAKING MORE INTO ROLLING 5.

                          BUT DONT THINK I WONT HAVE TICKET IN HAND FRIDAY!!!!!!! Hyper  COME ON  MEGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA  !!! MEGA-ME-RICH!!!!!!!Banana

                          Hopin To Be The Lucky Ones!!

                          COME ON MEGA! MEGA-ME-RICH!

                           

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                            Posted: May 31, 2006, 11:59 pm - IP Logged

                            Hi Sassy,
                            Glad to see you back. Good luck to you on Friday.
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