2 winning lottery tickets sold in the same Florida community, including $1 million Powerball

Cheryl McCloud, Treasure Coast Newspapers
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A Powerball ticket sold in Florida is worth $1 million. And it wasn't the only winning lottery ticket sold in the same city Wednesday.

Winning numbers from the March 8 Powerball drawing were: 26, 27, 43, 61, 69, the Powerball was 4. The Power Play was 3X.

Nobody won the $31 million jackpot in Wednesday's drawing. Estimated jackpot for Saturday's drawing is $45 million, with a cash value of $22.9 million.

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The $1 million winning ticket was sold at a Publix supermarket on East Commercial Boulevard in Oakland Park, which is located north of Fort Lauderdale, according to the Florida Lottery.

The winning quick pick ticket had five out of five of the white numbers.

That wasn't the only winning ticket sold in Oakland Park.

A quick pick Fantasy Five ticket sold at the Chevron station on East Oakland Park Boulevard is worth $47,331.18.

How do you win at Powerball?

Here are the prizes for getting each of the numbers correct. The jackpot starts at $20 million and rolls over until there is a winner.

  • Powerball only: $4

  • Match 1 out of 5 white numbers + Powerball: $4

  • Match 2 white numbers + Powerball: $7

  • Match 3 white numbers only: $7

  • Match 3 out of 5 white numbers + Powerball: $100

  • Match 4 out of 5 white numbers only: $100

  • Match 4 out of 5 white numbers + Powerball: $50,000

  • Match all 5 white numbers only: $1 million

What are the odds of winning Powerball?

According to Powerball.com, players have a 1 in 292.2 million chance to match all six numbers. Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.

What's the current jackpot for Powerball?

Estimated Powerball jackpot for Saturday's drawing is $45 million, with a cash value of $22.9 million.

Drawings are held three times per week at approximately 10:59 p.m. eastern time every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

Can Florida lottery winners remain anonymous?

According to Florida Lottery's website, winners cannot remain anonymous: "Florida law mandates that the Florida Lottery provide records containing information such as the winner's name, city of residence; game won, date won, and amount won to any third party who requests the information."

However, the site states, since May 25, 2022, the "names of lottery winners claiming prizes of $250,000 or greater will be temporarily exempt from public disclosure for 90 days from the date the prize is claimed, unless otherwise waived by the winner."

What are the Top 10 largest Powerball jackpots ever?

Here are the Top 10 Powerball jackpots as of Feb. 2, 2023:

  • 10. $590.5 million — May 18, 2013; Florida

  • 9. $632.6 million — Jan. 5, 2022; California and Wisconsin

  • 8. $687.8 million — Oct. 27, 2018; Iowa and New York

  • 7. $699.8 million — Oct. 4, 2021; California

  • 6. $731.1 million — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland

  • 5. (estimated) $747 million — Feb. 6, 2023? TBD

  • 4. $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts

  • 3. $768.4 million — Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin

  • 2. $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida and Tennessee

  • 1. $2.04 billion — Nov. 7, 2022; California

Largest jackpots − ever

Did you know? Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots have surpassed $1 billion six times in the history of the games (see below for the dates). Fun fact: The Jan. 13, 2023, winner (aka the Friday the 13th winner) marks the third time a billion-dollar jackpot was won in January.

Florida Audience Team Lead Producer Jennifer Sangalang contributed.

This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Oakland Park: 2 winning Florida Lottery tickets, $1 million Powerball