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Man Won $1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold At Tampa Gas Station

Author Meredith

We have another Florida Lottery winner and this time the person is from A South Carolina. A man just claimed a $1 million prize from Feb. 1, 2023, at the Florida Lottery’s Tampa District Office. It goes to show you that even if you are driving through a state on vacation, it’s worth buying a ticket while you fill up for gas. You never know who the next winner will be. One thing is for certain, you have to play to win.

$1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold At Florida Gas Station:

The newest winner of a $1 million Powerball jackpot is Floyd Horner, Jr., of South Carolina. He purchased a winning ticket from a gas station while he was traveling in the Tampa Bay area. He stopped off at a RaceTrac, located at 24224 US Highway 27 in Lake Wales. He just came back into town to claim his winnings by going to the Florida Lottery Tampa District Office. The RaceTrac received a $1,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket which is standard for any establishment. Horner was lucky enough to match all five white ball numbers however he did not match the Power Ball number.

The Powerball is getting higher and higher each day with the Florida Lottery’s next drawing right around the corner. The estimated jackpot should be around $20 million. You can see the results of any Florida lottery ticket here. The Powerball started in 2009 and has generated nearly $3 billion towards Florida’s public education. The game also features more than $3.74 billion in prizes, with 16 chances to win the jackpot. You don’t have to be lucky to win the Powerball! Stop by and get your ticket anytime and you could be the next big winner in the state of Florida. There are multiple winners every single week that stop by to claim their prizes.

Meredith’s outgoing personality has led to many other opportunities including being featured in the NY Post twice, Huffington Post, reality television shows, commercials, and magazines, and even earned a spot-on Dancing with the Stars Tampa edition. In her spare time, Meredith loves showing her support with local charities by hosting and attending community events and spending time with her family and friends. You can read Meredith’s content about local Tampa restaurants, crazy Florida man/woman stories, and recommendations of things-to-do.

These Florida Lottery Winners Were Murdered In Cold Blood

  • Jeffrey Dampier Jr. Won $20 Million

    Dampier moved to Tampa and wanted to open a gourmet popcorn store but was killed by his mistress, (who was also his sister-in-law) and her boyfriend. In 2005, Victoria Jackson and her boyfriend Nathan Jackson kidnapped Dampier and tied him up in a van. They beat him up, then Nathan handed Victoria a gun and said if you don’t shoot him I’m going to shoot you. That’s when she pulled the trigger and shot Dampier in the back of the head. They’re both serving life in prison.

  • Abraham Shakespeare Won $17 Million

    One of the most famous stories is about a janitor from Lakeland, Florida named Abraham Shakespeare who won a lump sum of $17 million. Shakespeare could barely read and write and ended up giving away a lot of his winnings over time. Dorice Donegan “Dee Dee” Moore befriended Shakespeare and became his financial advisor. Spending his money on a new million dollar house. She then killed shot him in the chest and buried him in the backyard. She then dumped a concrete lot on top of his body so police would never find him. She even faked writing letters to his mother to pretend that he was still alive. Dee Dee got life in prison for her terrible crimes. Coincidently, in 2017 Shakespeare’s mother, Antionette Andrews won $1 million in a $20 scratch-off lottery game.

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