Winning tickets from $1.787 billion Powerball were from Big 103's in Texas, QuikTrip in Missouri. Florida Publix recently sold ticket worth $2 million

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Fort Myers is located on Florida's west coast, about 100 miles south of Tampa or 110 miles west of West Palm Beach. The estimated Powerball jackpot for the next drawing on Wednesday, Sept. 17, is $81 million. Cash value is $37.9 million. On Sept. 6, two tickets matched one of the largest jackpots of all time: $1.787 billion.

The lucky ticket was sold at the Publix grocery store on McGregor Boulevard in Fort Myers, a roughly 130-mile drive south from Tampa. The winner spent $3 on a Quick Pick ticket, meaning a lottery machine randomly chose at least some of the numbers, the Florida Lottery wrote on its website and in a news release.

The Florida Lottery offers several draw games for those hoping to win one of the available jackpots. Here’s a look at the winning numbers for games played on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025 Check Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here. Check Cash4Life payouts and previous drawings here.

Nobody won the $1.4 billion jackpot in Wednesday night's drawing. As of early Thursday morning, that jackpot has already grown to $1.7 billion and can be expected to continue climbing until the next drawing. There was one Florida winner, though. A ticket ...