The Florida Lottery announces that Kathy Kern, 60, of Fort Myers, claimed a $2 million prize from the POWERBALL®drawing held on October 20, 2018. The winning ticket matched all five of the white ball numbers but did not match the Powerball.
Kern purchased her winning ticket from Circle K, located at 19021 South Tamiami Trail in Fort Myers. The retailer will receive a $5,000 bonus commission for selling the winning POWERBALL ticket.
The next POWERBALL drawing will be held Saturday, January 12, at 10:59 p.m. ET with an estimated $96 million jackpot. National POWERBALL drawings are broadcast live, in high-definition, from the Florida Lottery’s state of the art draw studio in Tallahassee. Florida Lottery game drawings are broadcast on 17 carrier stations throughout the state. Drawings are also available for viewing on the Florida Lottery website.Winning numbers are available on the Lottery website, at retailers statewide and by phone at (850) 921-PLAY.