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Staff ReportsNovember 21, 2018

That’s a lot of turkey. The Florida Lottery this week announced that a Brandon man won the $500,000 top prize in the EXTRA PLAY Scratch-Off game. Lennox Wilson, 51, claimed his prize last Friday at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He bought the winning ticket from a 7-Eleven on Fishhawk Boulevard in Lithia. “The $5 game, […]

Jim RosicaJuly 21, 2016

Somewhere in the Tampa Bay area, there’s a lottery ticket worth $140,000. The Florida Lottery on Thursday said the Fantasy 5 ticket in question “remains unclaimed.” And there’s a 180-day deadline to claim the current top prize of $140,623, according to the Lottery’s press release. It’s midnight on Aug. 4, just two weeks away. The winning ticket was […]

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