Florida Lotto reaches its largest jackpot in 12 years

Comment #54

jamella724 — Sat, 14 Sep 2013 15:35:31 GMT

This is extremely huge jackpot prize. I will be one of those lottery players who will pile up in front of lottery retailer stores. I hope to win this $54 million jackpot prize too. I already plan what will I do with the money once I hit this jackpot prize.

Comment #53

th19940305 — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 15:52:38 GMT

Back down to 2 million now

Comment #52

BuyLow — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 14:14:53 GMT

1 Person in Orlando took it all. $59,000,000.00.

Comment #51

RJOh — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 18:37:58 GMT

Hang in there, someone always eventually wins.

Comment #50

RJOh — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 18:34:57 GMT

You're not the only one. I've had fellow players making all kinds of suggestions about what I should try in spite of the fact that back in February I got closer than any of them ever had. I keep telling them they should try some of the own suggestions because if I ever win I won't be sharing.

Comment #49

stunna6036 — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 18:10:36 GMT

Would someone anyone just win the jackpot allready..........sheezzzz

Comment #48

Pita Maha — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:47:52 GMT

Well, since that's not too far off from now .... hmmmm, okay! Just as long as I have one of the winning tickets. You can have the other one A half share of that JP is plenty for me.

Comment #47

brittkimsdad — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 12:23:13 GMT

I'll be out in FL first week of Sept ... Could you guys please keep that rolling until I get there? Thanks

Comment #46

miracleplay5 — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 04:18:32 GMT

It rolled again

FLORIDA LOTTO

Next Jackpot:

Saturday, August 24, 2013

$58 Million

Winning Numbers:

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

3-6-36-46-48-52-x4

Rollover

Comment #45

Arrowhead — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 16:07:07 GMT

$43.9 mil tonight in Ohio's Classic Lotto. Been trying to win this sucker for over a year.

Comment #44

mypiemaster — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 19:59:44 GMT

Another big jackpot is slowly creeping up around the corner, and it is not in FL.

Comment #43

helpmewin — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 04:46:03 GMT

Comment #42

helpmewin — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 04:45:36 GMT

it always is Good

Comment #41

rdgrnr — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 03:47:45 GMT

At this JP size, I'd be willing to share...

Well thank you! I'm glad to accept half if you win

Comment #40

BuyLow — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 02:42:08 GMT

Not really....Its the same five us each time and we sign an agreement each time (only those who have signed are in), have been doing paper but I have a program for e signatures and am gonna do that from now on.

Comment #39

Pita Maha — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:23:12 GMT

And the excitement continues to continue!

Bought my 3 QPs already. If I happen to be around a lottery retailer in the next couple of days I might splurge again and pick up another QP or two.

At this JP size, I'd be willing to share ... I think I could manage on $28million, or about $10million cash after taxes. Anyone else

Comment #38

RedStang — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 14:38:36 GMT

Florida players beware, Gloria bought tickets.

Comment #37

brittkimsdad — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 14:07:09 GMT

I'll be in Florida the first week in September.... please keep that jackpot growing 'til I get there. Then I can relieve you guys of that huge wad of cash!! Just trying to do my part to help....

Comment #36

schmuckatelly — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 11:29:44 GMT

Do you ever have people ask to get in? what do you tell them when they ask

Comment #35

BuyLow — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 22:58:32 GMT

My office pool now wants to buy FL Lotto in addition to Powerball, how do I get myself into these things......lol

It's ok, when we win we will our azzes off

Comment #34

onlymoney — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 20:33:16 GMT

And don't wake up, for our sake.

Comment #33

helpmewin — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 20:30:22 GMT

couldn't you drive that only in about 2hrs

Comment #32

Ronnie316 — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 20:16:47 GMT

Have a good night everyone........

Comment #31

Ronnie316 — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 20:16:15 GMT

Flying to Vegas sounds good too.

Comment #30

Ronnie316 — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 20:14:23 GMT

Flying to FL sounds good to me.

Comment #29

helpmewin — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 20:09:28 GMT

Comment #28

Romancandle — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 19:55:55 GMT

That's one way to use those miles... I can see for miles and miles

Comment #27

OldSchoolPa — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 19:51:36 GMT

Correction...make that an award ticket...I have miles to burn on United or Delta.

Comment #26

mypiemaster — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 19:25:36 GMT

Companies target consumers{advertising} =succeed = turns YOU{consumer} into customer.

Companies ignore/diss. consumers = failure = unable to convert consumer into customer = no profits{adjust or going down for the count.}.

Comment #25

scarchelli — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 18:01:06 GMT

Umm..so advertisments from hundreds of thousands of companies over the years have been wrong all this time? I don't see them all going bankrupt from advertising a certain way

Comment #24

Goteki54 — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 17:25:17 GMT

The monster jackpots are like that of the headliner Quarterback Contract signings in the NFL. If a top tier QB signs a contract for 5 years $100 million dollars or so, it sounds massive, but in reality only $35 million or so is actually gauranteed money.

Comment #23

Romancandle — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 17:23:06 GMT

Wow... it's gett'n up there.

That's going to be one expensive ticket, but if you win...

Comment #22

OldSchoolPa — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 15:50:49 GMT

I will buying a plane ticket to Florida this week...can't win it if you are not in it

Comment #21

mypiemaster — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 07:56:08 GMT

...YOU = CONSUMERS

...Companies target consumers{advertising}

...Consumers don't buy company product = Bankruptcy for company

...Company cares what YOU{consumer} thinks = Stays profitable

...Advertising 101= Consumer is always right, so try to please them or they won't buy, and you go bankrupt. CAPICHE

Comment #20

scarchelli — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 04:46:37 GMT

I couldn't disagree more. Whether YOU think the cash value is big enough, is irrelevant. Companies don't advertise for YOU. Same reason prices are listed at 99.99 not 100. It's because it looks more attractive, in general. It has nothing to do with what you or I think. This is advertising 101, it's a concept people typically learn before they are teens.

Comment #19

Win$500Quick — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 03:40:59 GMT

And the jackpot keeps on rolling.

Florida Lotto

Next Jackpot:

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

$56 Million

Winning Numbers:

Saturday, August 17, 2013

2-7-11-15-43-45-x2

Rollover

Prize Level LOTTO Winners LOTTO Prize Amount XTRA Winners XTRA Prize Amount*

6-of-6 0 $54 Million - -

5-of-6 50 $4,198.50 10 $8,397.00

4-of-6 2,951 $57.00 616 $114.00

3-of-6 56,832 $5.00 10,718 $25.00

2-of-6 - - 82,773 Free Ticket

Comment #18

Pita Maha — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 00:52:58 GMT

Thanks for the info on the Euro lotteries. So everyone else does it the realistic way - what you see is what you get, which is the way it should be. I don't think the American ones need to plump up the jackpot winnings by advertising the future value of an annuity. It'd still turn my head with the lower, realistic value, as it does in other countries. It's just an old-fashioned concept that needs to get tossed in the bin.

Comment #17

mypiemaster — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 23:59:56 GMT

Most of the euro-lotteries I've played are WYSIWYG, and they don't tax you upfront when you win. The monster jackpots{annuity}, advertising in the USA, are simply HEAD TURNERS. They make you leap before you look. It has been working for them so far.

Comment #16

Pita Maha — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 23:43:15 GMT

Absolutely! It's silly that they advertise a jackpot much larger than the current, real jackpot. Almost like false advertising. I can't remember where I read it, but I'm sure I read that 95% of people take the cash option. So why are they advertising some future prize that very few people care about or opt for???

It's like Woo hoo! $54 million!!! Oh, wait a minute, no, it's some other lower amount, not exactly sure what , then take some more off for taxes .... It kinda strips away some of th... [ More ]

Comment #15

mypiemaster — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 23:35:22 GMT

Hmmm....truth is stranger than fiction.

Comment #14

RJOh — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 22:49:36 GMT

When state lotteries first started they were only annuities and than a few years ago states started offering cash options. As one time only one persons could claim their prizes which made it harder for lottery pools to spread the tax burden fairly and that changed and I wouldn't be surprised if how lottery jackpots are advertised doesn't change some day too.

Comment #13

mypiemaster — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 22:00:36 GMT

Only when pigs fly. Come to think of it, I saw a pig, last week, on the plane. Maybe it was just a piglet.

Comment #12

mypiemaster — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 21:54:17 GMT

Bring extra cash with you.

Comment #11

Ronnie316 — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 19:54:56 GMT

Good idea, but I don't think truth in advertising applies to lotteries.

Comment #10

helpmewin — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 19:41:01 GMT

just a plane ride away

Comment #9

RJOh — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 19:37:33 GMT

I would like to see the cash amounts advertised with an option of three annuities, 10, 20 or 30 years.

Comment #8

helpmewin — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 19:22:18 GMT

Comment #7

stunna6036 — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 18:14:52 GMT

maybe its time the lottery start advertising the cash value rather than annuity............winners seem to always take the cash. when was the last time somebody won a major jackpot and took the annuity.

Comment #6

dallascowboyfan — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 16:43:25 GMT

Hmm.........how far is Florida from Oklahoma lol.... Good luck to all the Florida LP players

Comment #5

RJOh — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 15:04:45 GMT

Back in the nineties when only a few states had their own lotteries and Florida lottery jackpots got this large I remember reading about people flying there to buy thousands of tickets for resale in their own states for a dollar or two extra. It didn't take long before other states with large populations started their own lottery.

Comment #4

duckman — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 14:22:24 GMT

In the beginning of the Florida Lottery this would have been a big deal. Over $50mil created much more buzz and when it got to over $100mil on rare occasion it was all over the news.

The odds are much better with Florida Lotto at approximately 23mil to 1 vs. Powerball or MegaMillions at 175mil to 1...

Comment #3

mypiemaster — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 13:19:46 GMT

After all the monster jackpots we've had lately,..........$54mil. cash is great, annuity...not a big deal anymore. I will still gladly take either one regardless. A win is a win.

Comment #2

schmuckatelly — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 12:33:34 GMT

Got my personal and my pools ticket.

Comment #1

th19940305 — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 11:53:29 GMT

Already got my tiks

Florida Lotto reaches its largest jackpot in 12 years

Lottery Post — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 11:48:00 GMT

The jackpot in this weekend's Florida Lotto game is reaching its highest level in 12 years.

Lottery officials reported Friday that the jackpot for the Saturday drawing had reached $54 million. That's the highest total since September 2001.

The jackpot has reached that total because no one has been able to match all six numbers since the April 24 drawing.

Florida Lotto is the state's flagship lottery game that has been around since 1988. But it has been eclipsed in popularity in recent y... [ More ]