A winning Florida Lottery ticket worth nearly $40,000 was sold at a Publix supermarket in The Villages over the weekend, marking the second major win at this specific location in the past month, and the third since last year.
The winning Fantasy 5 ticket was purchased at the Publix at Magnolia Plaza, located at 2135 Everglades Lane. The ticket was one of three top-prize winners in the evening drawing held on Saturday, June 27, and is worth exactly $39,830.45.
According to the Florida Lottery’s official winner roster, the local player manually selected their winning numbers rather than opting for a randomly generated “Quick Pick” ticket. The other two winning tickets for the Saturday evening drawing, which split the overall top prize pool evenly, were sold at a Bravo Supermarket in Tampa and a Food Town Center in Opa-locka…