Florida Resident Purchased A Winning Lottery Ticket Worth $1.586B

Diana Beasley

Updated Mar 31, 2023 1:22 PM EDT

Congratulations to all of the Lottery winners. No matter how big or small, it’s still a blessing to just win something. Even though I’m envious, I get so excited when someone goes to the store and spends a little but wins millions or even billions. Im no stranger to buying lottery tickets. I frequently buy them from the Publix right here in Fort Myers.

My mom would ask me, “what games do you like to play?” I like to play the scratch off tickets. I also will buy a Mega Millions or Powerball ticket when the jackpot gets high. There has been a list created of the 10 Biggest U.S. Lottery Jackpots, and one of the tickets was sold right here in Florida. All of the people who won these jackpots have made history! Below is the list of states where the Top 5 Lottery Jackpot winning tickets were sold.

California

This is the Largest Lottery Jackpot to date. It was a Powerball ticket that was sold in November of 2022. The city it was purchased in was Altadena! The ticket was worth $2.04B. According to Lottery officials, the ticket holder was the first lottery billionaire in the state of California.

Florida

This was the second biggest Jackpot and it was split in three ways. This Powerball prize was $1.586B. It was sold in 2016 and there were three matching tickets. The Melbourne Beach resident who won in Florida also had to split the prize with a California and Tennessee resident. Still not a bad deal though. With a three way split they would each get $528M.

South Carolina

This was the third largest jackpot and it was a Mega Millions Prize worth $1.54B. The ticket was drawn in October of 2018. The winner is from South Carolina but did not come forward until a year later. They chose to take their winnings in a one-time lump sum of $877,784,124 .

Maine

A person in Maine won the 4th largest Jackpot in U.S. history. The jackpot was estimated at $1.35 billion dollars. The drawing was on Jan 13th of this year and it was sold in Lebanon, Maine.

Illinois

One lucky person in Illinois bought the winning Mega Millions ticket in July of 2022. They came forward after several weeks but their identity is unknown. They purchased the 5th largest jackpot prize totaling $1.337B.

All The Concerts Coming To Hertz Arena In Estero This Year

Updated on May 17, 2023

Hertz Arena has some huge names rolling thru this year. Of course, more shows will be added, but what they've got on the calendar thus far is impressive. Our little town of Estero is growing up, seemingly since new ownership took over in recent years.

We've seen our fair share of artists come into town. I personally remember seeing Tom Petty, New Kids On The Block, Luke Bryan, Salt N Peppa, Miranda Lambert, Vanilla Ice and plenty more from country to rock. 2023 is shaping up to be one of the best year's yet, especially for Spanish and Country fans. Old Dominion was in town recently and played for a sold out crowd. What a show!

So, what artists do we have to look forward to at Hertz Arena this year? Check out the list below for a complete list as of today, and make your plans. Some of these artists are big time right now and tickets will surely be hard to come by as the shows approach.

As more shows are added we will update you on the concerts coming to Hertz Arena in Estero this year.