Lottery ticket worth $3 million jackpot sold in Florida. Who’s the winner?
A gas station customer spent a few dollars on a Florida Lottery ticket and ended up winning a $3 million prize.
Guy Larson came forward as the jackpot winner in a Florida Lotto drawing and claimed his winnings, the Florida Lottery announced May 28.
Larson bought his ticket at a Murphy USA gas station in Lake City, which is about a 60-mile drive southwest from Jacksonville, McClatchy News reported in March.
The Suwannee County man chose his own combination of six numbers ranging from one to 53 and matched all six to win the jackpot prize of $3 million in the March 29 drawing, records show.
The odds of matching all six numbers are 1-in-22,957,480, according to the Florida Lottery.
The 58-year-old visited Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee to claim his prize as a lump sum of $1,647,453, officials said.
Florida Lotto tickets start at $2 and offer add-on options for $1 to give you more chances to win. Drawings happen every Wednesday and Saturday.
This story was originally published May 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM with the headline "Lottery ticket worth $3 million jackpot sold in Florida. Who’s the winner?."