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Holiday weekend celebrations just got a whole lot sweeter for one lucky local lottery player.
A routine holiday weekend trip to the grocery store turned into a life-changing event for one lucky local shopper. The Florida Lottery confirmed that a single, top-prize-winning Fantasy 5 ticket worth $113,567 was sold for Saturday night’s drawing at the Publix on Beulah Road. Check your pockets, Pensacola—you could be holding the winning ticket!
Pensacola, Fl. NewsWK — Holiday weekend celebrations just got a whole lot sweeter for one lucky local lottery player.
The Florida Lottery has confirmed that a single, top-prize-winning ticket for Saturday night’s Fantasy 5 drawing was sold right here in Pensacola, turning a routine grocery run into a life-changing payday.
The winning Quick Pick ticket perfectly matched all five numbers drawn on Saturday evening, July 4, 2026: 13, 19, 22, 23, and 28.
According to lottery officials, the lucky ticket was purchased at the Publix located at 8684 Beulah Road. Because it was the only ticket across the state to match the evening’s exact sequence, the holder avoids splitting the pot and is taking home the entire whopping jackpot of $113,567.
While major multi-state games like Powerball rolled over without a jackpot winner on Independence Day, Northwest Florida managed to capture Saturday’s lone big-money draw jackpot.
If you bought a Fantasy 5 ticket at the Beulah Road Publix for the Independence Day drawing, it is time to check your wallet. Lottery officials advise the winner to sign the back of the ticket immediately and keep it in a safe place until they can claim their prize at a Florida Lottery district office. Fantasy 5 top-prize winners have 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim their winnings.
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