Thinking about buying a Florida Lottery ticket for Christmas? Or maybe a Powerball ticket for the $1.10 billion jackpot? See December winners.

In January 2016, a couple from Melbourne Beach bought a ticket at a Publix store and ended up winning part of the $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot. At the time, this was the biggest jackpot in Powerball history. They shared the prize with winners in Tennessee and California.

A Publix in Clearwater, Florida, sold a $1 million Powerball ticket, while two $2 million tickets were sold in North Carolina and Pennsylvania. Other states also had $1 million winners.

If the Nov. 14, 2025, Mega Millions winner chooses one-time lump sum from $980 million prize, it's valued at over $452 million before federal taxes.

Over the years, Publix locations in Florida have sold winning Powerball and Mega Millions lottery jackpots. But corporate policy states Publix will not comment on lottery winners. At least two billion-dollar jackpots from Powerball and Mega Millions are ...

For the 14th time in history, a lottery jackpot reached $1 billion after Dec. 10, 2025, Powerball drawing. Who won biggest prizes ever? Here's a list.

Florida Lotto players pick 6 numbers between 1 and 53 and have a 1 in 22,957,480 chance to win the top prize. Drawings are Wednesdays and Saturdays.