An Ocala man has officially claimed a winning lottery ticket worth more than $48,000 that he purchased at a convenience store in Marion Oaks.
According to state lottery records updated this week, Herben Gilbert of Ocala claimed the $48,204.53 top prize from the Sunday, Nov. 8, evening drawing of the Florida Lottery’s Fantasy 5 game.
Gilbert purchased the winning ticket at the Marion Oaks Quick Stop, which is located at 287 Marion Oaks Lane in Ocala. The ticket was generated as a QuickPick and matched all five numbers drawn that evening (9, 10, 18, 26, and 32).
The Marion Oaks ticket was one of two top-prize winning tickets sold across the state for that drawing. The second winning ticket, also worth $48,204.53, was purchased at a Publix on Pleasant Hill Road in Kissimmee…