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Lottery ticket worth over $50,000 sold in Broward County. Was it yours?

Check your numbers: A stop at a Broward County gas station led to a lottery prize worth more than $50,000.

The winner hit the jackpot in the Tuesday, July 7, Fantasy 5 evening drawing, matching all five numbers to win $53,418, Florida Lottery results show.

The ticket was sold at the Shell gas station at 3101 N. State Road 7 in Lauderdale Lakes, and the winning numbers were 6-9-12-22-35.

The winner split the approximately $127,000 jackpot with a player whose ticket came from a food store in Okeechobee.

Both players picked their own numbers to beat the 1-in-376,992 odds of winning the jackpot prize.

The Broward winner marked the second time this month a Fantasy 5 ticket sold in the county shared a jackpot prize.

Players have 180 days from the draw date to claim their prize.

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.