A 78-year-old Marion County retiree has claimed a $117,000 prize from a lottery ticket she purchased at a local convenience, just five weeks after two Ocala residents claimed separate $100,000 prizes from tickets they bought at the same Publix next to a different retirement community.
Shirley Jean Deptolla, who lives in Del Webb Spruce Creek in Summerfield, claimed a top lottery prize worth $117,957.17 from the Fantasy 5 evening drawing held on Wednesday, May 6.
Deptolla matched all five winning numbers (6, 9, 11, 17, and 31) in the drawing and chose to receive her winnings as a one-time cash option…