There were 67 Florida Lottery winners in August, making August the month with the second highest number of winners. February, the month with the fewest days, leads the year with 81 winners.
The biggest Florida winner in August was a $20.5 million Florida Lotto ticket sold at Murphy USA in Kissimmee on Aug. 7.
The biggest winner of the month was a Powerball ticket sold in Pennsylvania on Aug. 12. The ticket was worth $212 million.
Is there a way to increase the odds of winning one of the Florida Lottery games? Where were all those winning tickets sold? Are your chances higher if you allow the machine to pick your numbers? Does Publix really sell more winning tickets than any other retailer? And what about city; does that count?
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We tracked all the winners in the various drawings —Powerball,Mega Millions, Lotto, Jackpot Triple Play, Cash4Life and Fantasy 5 — held in August to answer those questions.
How many Florida Lottery winners were there in August 2024?
In August, there were 67 winners in the drawings held between Aug. 1 and Aug. 31.
Compare August winners to those earlier this year:
- January: 56 winners
- February: 81 winners
- March: 57 winners
- April: 60 winners
- May: 53 winners
- June: 64 winners
- July: 54 winners
- August: 67 winners
Thirty-one of all the winning tickets sold in August were quick pick.
In August, there was one day when there were no winners in any of the draw games, with the exception of Cash Pop and the Pick games.
So far, the only month in 2024 with at least one winner every day was February.
How many winning tickets were sold at Publix in August?
For the eighth month in a row, more winning Florida Lottery tickets were sold at Publix than any at other retailer.
Here are the top retailers in August with at least two sales:
- Publix: 21
- 7-Eleven: 6
- Circle K: 4
- Winn Dixie: 4
- Murphy USA: 2
- Race Trac: 2
Publix has been the top retailer every month so far: January (16), February (37), and March (25), April (26), May (20),June (23), July (18), August (21).
What Florida city had the most lottery winners in August?
Here are the cities in August — with at least two sales — where the most winning lottery tickets were sold:
- Miami, Miami Beach: 5
- Orlando: 5
- Tallahassee: 3
- Kissimmee: 3
- Coconut Creek: 2
- Hialeah: 2
- Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach: 2
- Ocala: 2
- St. Cloud: 2
Miami, Miami Gardens, North Miami, Miami Shores have been the top locations for winning tickets every month in 2024, but in April, shared the lead with Port St. Lucie, and in August shared the lead with Orlando.
If you buy a lottery ticket at a Publix in Miami do odds of winning improve?
Of the five winning lottery tickets sold in Miami, one was sold at a Publix supermarket.
What Florida Lottery game saw the most winners in August?
Not surprisingly, most winners were playing Fantasy 5. There were 56 winners in August, compared to 46 winners in July.
Twenty-nine of the Fantasy 5 winners opted for the quick pick option of having the machine pick their numbers.
What other games had winners in August?
Other than Fantasy 5, there were winners in these games:
- Cash4Life: 6 winners. One person bought a winning ticket worth $1,000 a day for life at a Publix in St. Cloud. The other tickets were sold in Georgia, New Jersey, New York and Virginia.
- Powerball: 2 winners; tickets sold in Pennsylvania and California.
- Mega Millions: 1 winner; ticket sold in Planation
- Jackpot Triple Play: 1 winner; ticket sold in Ocala.
- Florida Lotto: 1 winner; ticket sold in Kissimmee.
What were the biggest jackpots won in August?
The biggest winner of the month was a Powerball ticket sold in Pennsylvania that was worth $212 million.
The largest Florida winner was a Florida Lotto ticket sold in Kissimmee on Aug. 7 worth $20.5 million.
Other big winners during the month were:
- Jackpot Triple Play, ticket sold in Ocala on Aug. 13: $500,000
- Mega Millions, ticket sold in Plantation on Aug. 30: $1 million
- Powerball: ticket sold in Pennsylvania worth $212 million; ticket sold in California worth $44 million.
- Cash4Life: six winning tickets sold. Only one Florida winner, ticket sold in St. Cloud Aug. 5 worth $1,000 a day for life. Other tickets were sold in Georgia, New Jersey, New York and Virginia.
What was the biggest Fantasy 5 jackpot in August?
The biggest Fantasy 5 winner in August was the $130,809 ticket sold Aug. 10 at a Publix in Miami.
What was the smallest Fantasy 5 jackpot won in July?
The smallest Fantasy 5 winner during the month was a ticket worth $25,798 sold at a Publix in Coconut Creek.
How many quick pick tickets won in August lottery drawings?
Thirty-one winners in August opted for the quick pick option, with the biggest winner a Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million sold at a Publix in Planation on Aug. 30.
Where can you buy Florida Lottery tickets?
Tickets can be purchased in person at any authorized retailer throughout Florida, including gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. To find a retailer near you, go toFind Florida Lottery Retailers.
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your prize
- Prizes of $599 or less: Claim at any authorized Florida Lottery retailer or Florida Lottery district office.
- Prizes for $600 to $1 million: Must be claimed in person at any Florida Lottery district office for games that do not offer an annual payment option.
- Prizes greater than $1 million and all prizes with an annual payment option: Must be claimed at Florida Lottery headquarters, except Mega Millions and Powerball prizes, which can be claimed at any Florida Lottery district office.
You also can claim your winnings by mail if the prize is $250,000 or less. Mail your ticket to the Florida Lottery with the required documentation.
Florida law requires public disclosure of winners
If you’re a winner, Florida law mandates the following information is public record:
- Full name
- City of residence
- Game won
- Date won
- Amount won
- Name and location of the retailer where the winning ticket was purchased.
When are the Florida Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 10:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 11 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
- Florida Lotto: 11:15 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday.
- Jackpot Triple Play: 11:15 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
- Cash4Life: 9 p.m. daily.
- Fantasy 5: Daily at 1:05 p.m. and 11:15 p.m.
- Cash Pop: Daily at 8:45 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 2:45 p.m., 6:45 p.m. and 11:45 p.m.
- Pick 2, 3, 4, 5: Daily at 1:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m.
