Florida Lottery Announces Highest Prize Winners for May 2025

Florida Lottery Announces Million-Dollar Winners

In a series of recent wins, the Florida Lottery has announced five players who have claimed prizes worth over a million dollars. The winners hail from various parts of the state, each with their unique story of luck and fortune.

Joel Zebell, a resident of Land O Lakes, clinched the top prize of $5 million from the Florida Lottery's $5,000,000 CA$H MONEY scratch-off game. Zebell played the HASBRO-licensed MONOPOLY SECRET VAULT game and, after choosing the lump sum option, took home a staggering $4.8 million. The winning ticket was purchased from a Circle K store in Land O Lakes.

Meanwhile, two other players each won $640,000, but further details about their identities and the games they played were not provided in the announcement.

Another lucky winner is Judith Van Hauer, who won $5 million from a $20 scratch-off ticket purchased on May 23 at a Circle K store in Ellenton. Like Zebell, Van Hauer also chose the lump sum option, receiving $2.9 million.

In a surprising turn of events, an Illinois grandfather won $200,000 from a 7X Bingo Multiplier ticket purchased from the Jewel-Osco store in Oswego, Illinois. The winner's luck came about when he settled for a different ticket as his go-to game was sold out.

The Florida Lottery also announced two players in Florida who won prizes of $1 million from the $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR scratch-off game. The identities and the games these winners played were not disclosed.

In North Carolina, a player from Pembroke won a $1 million payday from the NC Education Lottery's 50X The Cash scratch-off game. The winning ticket was purchased at Moe's Mini Mart in Pembroke.

Additionally, Kelly Hagens, from Jacksonville Beach, won the $8.75 million Florida Lotto jackpot on May 7. The winning ticket was sold at the J & J Food Store in Jacksonville Beach.

The Florida Lottery published an update on its May 2025 winners, with these seven players joining the ranks of the lucky few who have claimed significant prizes. However, no information was found in the search results about which city the Florida Lottery announced in May 2025 where the largest prize of one million dollars or more was paid out.

Two more winners, Kathleen Hatchett, 47, from Ocala, and Acree, 49, from Port St. Joe, each won $640,000 from their respective games. Hatchett won her prize from a Medical Food Mart store in Ocala, while Acree won from the Express Lane store in Port St. Joe. Both winners received lump-sum payments of $640K.

These wins serve as a reminder of the thrill and excitement that comes with playing the lottery. Whether it's the Florida Lottery or any other state lottery, the possibility of winning life-changing amounts remains a beacon of hope for many.