Florida woman wins $2 million after buying lucky lottery ticket at Orlando Publix: officials

An Orlando woman became an instant millionaire after purchasing a winning lottery ticket worth $2 million from a Publix store, according to a Florida Lottery news release.

Winning numbers drawn for Mega Millions' $977M jackpot

The winning numbers for the Mega Millions’ $977 million jackpot were 3, 8, 31, 35 and 44 and the gold Mega Ball was 16. The Megaplier was 3x.

Women gets garnished lottery winnings
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Two weeks ago, FOX 35 aired a story of a woman who won the lottery but couldn't claim her winnings because the state said she owes money. She won back in June, but just this week she finally received a check for the full $2,900 and a letter saying she owes nothing.

Maryland man wins lottery three times with same number: 'It hit again'

"It hit last year, and it hit again," the lucky winner told lottery officials. "My wife said, ‘Let’s play this number,’ and we keep winning with it."

Powerball jackpot jumps to $653M

The jackpot is worth $653M with a cash value of $350.3M.