An Ocala man has been identified by the Florida Lottery as the winner of a lottery ticket worth over $56,000 that was purchased at a local Walmart gas station.
Guy S. Newman, of Ocala, claimed the $56,554.23 prize after matching all five numbers in the Thursday, Sept. 10 midday drawing of the Fantasy 5 drawing game.
Newman purchased the winning QuickPick ticket at the Murphy USA gas station located at 9558 SW Highway 200, next to Walmart. The winning ticket was previously reported as unclaimed following the drawing.
The win adds to a steady stream of top-prize Fantasy 5 tickets sold across the Ocala area this year…