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Fla. Fantasy 5 lottery player wins $241,000
Florida 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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United States Member #12856 March 18, 2005 2060 Posts Offline |
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I wouldn't mind winning a $200,000 jackpot. =)
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Stroudsburg, PA United States Member #1860 July 11, 2003 2580 Posts Offline |
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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.
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mid-Ohio United States Member #9 March 24, 2001 10028 Posts Offline |
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Ohio Rolling Cash5 may have a $383,000 winner tonight and if it is me I would think it would be news worthy. * What happens most *
* will most likely happen again *
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memphis,tennessee United States Member #8005 October 15, 2004 11236 Posts Offline |
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i would be happy with a fantasy 5 jackpot.the matrix is so hard on the multi state jackpot games......
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Atlanta, GA United States Member #13765 April 7, 2005 136 Posts Offline |
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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 United States Member #2703 October 30, 2003 1868 Posts Offline |
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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
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United States Member #12856 March 18, 2005 2060 Posts Offline |
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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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Slide It In United States Member #4842 May 23, 2004 1070 Posts Online |
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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. 
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Stroudsburg, PA United States Member #1860 July 11, 2003 2580 Posts Offline |
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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.
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Stroudsburg, PA United States Member #1860 July 11, 2003 2580 Posts Offline |
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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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mid-Ohio United States Member #9 March 24, 2001 10028 Posts Offline |
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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. * What happens most *
* will most likely happen again *
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Coastal Georgia United States Member #2703 October 30, 2003 1868 Posts Offline |
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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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Columbus Ohio United States Member #36345 March 25, 2006 234 Posts Offline |
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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!!!!!!!  COME ON MEGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !!! MEGA-ME-RICH!!!!!!!
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United States Member #32024 February 1, 2006 220 Posts Offline |
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Hi Sassy,
Glad to see you back. Good luck to you on Friday.
 A good approach on any form of gambling includes excellent money management, a good win rate, and discipline.
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