A resident of The Villages has claimed a winning lottery ticket worth more than $50,000 that he purchased at a local grocery store over the weekend.
Anthony Nicoletti, who lives in the Village of Fenney, claimed the top prize from the Florida Lottery’s Fantasy 5 evening drawing held on Sunday, May 17. Nicoletti chose the cash option, resulting in a total payout of $50,724.99.
The winning ticket was purchased at the Publix Super Market at Magnolia Plaza, located at 2135 Everglades Lane in The Villages. Nicoletti manually selected the winning numbers for the drawing (6, 19, 22, 34, and 35) rather than opting for a randomly generated “QuickPick” ticket…