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Lottery ticket worth over $115,000 sold at a Publix in Broward. Here’s where

A winning Fantasy 5 lottery ticket worth nearly $117,000 for the Monday, March 9, evening drawing was sold at a Publix supermarket in Fort Lauderdale.
A winning Fantasy 5 lottery ticket worth nearly $117,000 for the Monday, March 9, evening drawing was sold at a Publix supermarket in Fort Lauderdale. DAVID J. NEAL dneal@miamiherald.com

Check your numbers. A trip to a grocery store in Broward County turned into a jackpot lottery win of nearly $117,000.

The winner bought their Fantasy 5 ticket for the Monday, March 9, evening drawing at the Publix supermarket at 1940 Cordova Road in Fort Lauderdale, according to Florida Lottery records.

The winning numbers were 5-7-11-14-34, with the lucky ticket, purchased with the quick pick option, worth $116,753.75.

The winner beat the 1-in-376,992 odds of matching all five numbers.

It was the fifth Fantasy 5 ticket sold in Broward County since Feb. 28 — the second in Fort Lauderdale — to hit the jackpot. The others were purchased in Oakland Park, Lauderdale Lakes and Margate.

There were no winners in the March 9 Fantasy 5 midday drawing.

Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.

If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline at 1-800-522-4700 or visiting the National Council on Problem Gambling website.

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Mike Garbett
Miami Herald
Mike Garbett is an editor for the Pembroke Pines News, the Miramar News and the Coral Springs News. He has been an editor with McClatchy News since 2016, and has also worked for the Charlotte Sun, Bradenton Herald, Augusta Chronicle and Tampa Tribune.