These Florida Residents Are The First To Win $1M Or More In 2023
These Florida residents are the first to win Millions in 2023 thanks to the Florida Lottery! The first two residents rang in the new year by winning the Powerball. According to reports, they won the money after matching five regular Powerball numbers and power play. Both residents won the $2M prize. Their identity has not been revealed.
Tirza Pineda from Miami also won $1M this month. She won playing the 500x The Cash Scratch-Off game. Pineda purchased her ticket from Sunshine which is a store in Miami. $2K is what the store will receive for selling the ticket! Pineda will claim her prize as a one time payment of $820,000.
A Pensacola man is also millionaire in 2023 from playing the Florida Lottery. The Lottery said Bryan Allen won the top prize of $15M from the Billion Dollar Gold Rush Supreme Scratch-off game. He purchased his ticket at the Cumberland Farms in Pensacola. Allen chose to take home his prize as a one-time payment of $13,200,000.
Tampa Area Residents Who Won $1M Or Better In 2022
Ryan Doddridge
Ryan Doddridge Of New Port Richey won $15M by paying the Florida Lottery!He won $15M by playing the 300X the Cash Scratch-off game. Doddridge who is a lawyer claimed the games top prize and chose to receive his winnings as a one time payment of $10,430,000. According to lottery officials, the winning ticket came from the Publix located on US 19 North in Palm Harbor.
(Photo Illustration by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Laura Barnes
A St. Petersburg woman is now a millionaire after purchasing a winning Powerball ticket! Laura Barnes is now $10 million richer after she bought the ticket from 7-Eleven. Barnes claimed her prize from the lottery headquarters in Tallahassee after playing the Powerball with Double Play draw game. The now millionaire , purchased her ticket from the from the 7-Eleven on 34th Street North in St. Petersburg.
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Carmelina Cordero
Congratulations to Carmelina Cordero who won $1K a week for the rest of her life. She is from Largo and she won the money playing the multi-state Draw game, CASH4LIFE. Cordero will receive her winnings in a one time lump sum payment of $1M. The Publix store which is located on Ulmerton Road will receive a $2K bonus commission for selling it.
ShutterstockGlenn Shukas
I hope I get this lucky one day! Congratulations to Glenn Shukas of largo who just won $1M. He won by playing the Billion Dollar Gold Rush scratch-off Game. Florida Lottery officials say he has chosen to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $880,000. Where did Shukas buy the ticket? He purchased it at the Publix on West Bay Drive in Largo.
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Doreen Augustyn
Congratulations to Doreen Augustyn of Holiday Florida! She just won $1,000 a week from the CASH4LIFE drawing. Florida Lottery officials say Augustyn purchased the winning quick pick ticket at the 7-Eleven on US Highway 19 in Holiday. The store will receive $2,000 for selling the winning ticket. She has chosen to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1 million.
(Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)James Martin
Congratulations to James Martin of Brooksville! He just won $1M from the Florida Lottery. What game did he play? He played the “500x the cash” scratch off game. Martin chose to take his winnings as a one time lump sum payment of $820K. Rebel, the store he purchased the ticket from will receive a $2K bonus commission. Martin says to celebrate he is going to take a nice long motorcycle ride with his dog, baby. According to Martin “Once the weather clears up, me and Baby are gonna take off!”
(Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)Carla Davis
Carla Davis of Lakeland is now a millionaire. Back in June, Davis purchased a Powerball ticket, matched all 5 numbers but sadly missed the Powerball number. It’s ok though because she still won $2M. Davis went to claim her prize at the Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee. The winning ticket was bought at Sunny’s Citgo Mart located in Lakeland.
(Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)Paula Azbill
Congratulations Paula Azbill who won $1M on a scratch-off ticket. Azbill lives in Lutz but purchased the ticket from a 7-Eleven in Tampa. The 7-Eleven is located at 2301 West Linebaugh Avenue. Azbill chose to take her winnings in a one time lump sum of $820,000. The store is going to get a $2K bonus commission for selling the wining ticket. Now what game did she play? She played “500X The Cash,” which is a ticket that many people have been winning on.
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