Can Florida lottery winners remain anonymous? Here's what Floridians playing Powerball need to know, incase they end up with the winning ticket

A Florida lottery player scored a big prize — but might not know it yet. The player bought a Fantasy 5 ticket that matched all the numbers picked in the Sept. 8 evening drawing, making it worth more than $100,000. The winning numbers: 5-10-11-27-33.

A Florida Powerball player in Pensacola won $1 million in the September 1, 2025, drawing with a Quick Pick ticket. Three other players in the state each won $150,000 by matching four numbers and the Powerball with the "Power Play" option.

The Florida Lottery experienced a record-breaking sales week following the $1.787 billion Powerball jackpot, the second largest in Powerball and U.S. lottery history.

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The ticket was sold at the Publix Super Market at Atlantic Plaza in Satellite Beach, and the buyer opted to choose their own set of five numbers ranging from one to 36, records show. The player beat the 1-in-376,992 odds to match all five numbers to win the jackpot, according to the Florida Lottery.

The state’s first bear hunt in a decade moves forward on Friday when people seeking to obtain one of the limited number of permits can pay a $5 entry fee.

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The biggest winner from Tuesday’s Florida Lottery drawings — Fantasy 5, Mega Millions, Jackpot Triple Play, Cash4Life — bought their ticket at a Fort Lauderdale supermarket.