Edwin Castro remains the largest lottery winner in U.S. history with his epic $2.04 billion Powerball win.
$980 million Mega Millions jackpot had an estimated cash value of $452.2 million at the time of the drawing.
2 Publix stores in Florida sold billion-dollar lottery tickets for Powerball and Mega Millions in 2016 and 2023, respectively.
Publix grocery stores in Melbourne Beach and Neptune Beach, Florida, and Newnan, Georgia, have ties to Mega Millions, Powerball billion-dollar lotteries.
Florida has seen billion-dollar lottery jackpot wins − and, interestingly, those winning tickets came from a neighborhood market.
The same grocery chain notched another significant lottery win − but in a different state.
Lottery frenzy peaked after Mega Millions zeroed in on $1 billion — and af

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