Get the official Florida Lottery app to check out the most recent jackpot winners. Find out whether you’ve won a reward in one of the state’s numerous games, make up your own set of numbers to enter in an upcoming drawing, or go through a complete history of outcomes.
The app includes the winning numbers for all of these lotteries. You may customize your experience so that just the lotteries you’re interested in are shown, in the order you choose.
The Florida Lottery is one of a small number of jurisdictions that sells the Powerball Double Play option, in addition to offering the multi-state games Mega Millions and Powerball. If you pay an additional dollar, you may enter your numbers into a second lottery with a total prize pool of $10 million.
The History of the Florida Lottery
It all started in 1986, when Floridians voted in favor of a constitutional amendment creating a state lottery to fund educational programs. On January 18, 1988, six days before the scheduled release date, the first tickets went on sale. In only 17 days, the Florida Lottery was able to pay back the $15.5 million in startup funds it had borrowed from the state, plus interest.
The Florida lottery has seen several modifications since 2016. Play 4 and Play 5 have also been renamed Pick 4 and Pick 5 to reflect the new names given to the other daily draws.
A Panamanian lady made news in August 2017 when she won a $30 million prize on the Florida Lotto by using an online concierge service to place her bets. Aura Dominguez Canto had the Florida Lottery buy legitimate tickets on her behalf from her residence in California so that she could participate in all of the drawings they held during the month. When they called to tell her she won, she immediately booked a flight to Tallahassee to collect her enormous prize money.
Now, ticket sales help the Florida Lottery generate much-needed revenue for state-wide educational programs. Since its inception in 1988, the Lottery has contributed over $35 billion to education, helping over 800,000 individuals attend college with the help of the Bright Futures Scholarship.
Schedule of drawings for the Florida Lottery
When do ticket draws for Florida State Football games take place, and how late can one purchase them? The whole draw schedule for each game is provided here so you can find all the details.
| Game Type | Draws | Times (ET) | Closing Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powerball | Monday, Wednesday & Saturday | 10:59 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Mega Millions | Tuesday & Friday | 11:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| Cash4Life | Daily | 9:00 PM | 8:30 PM |
| Florida Lotto | Wednesday & Saturday | 11:15 PM | 10:40 PM |
| Lotto Double Play | Wednesday & Saturday | 11:15 PM | 10:40 PM |
| Fantasy 5 | Daily | 11:15 PM | 10:40 PM |
| Pick 2 | Daily | 1:30 PM & 9:45 PM | 1:17 PM & 9:32 PM |
| Pick 3 | Daily | 1:30 PM & 9:45 PM | 1:19 PM & 9:34 PM |
| Pick 4 | Daily | 1:30 PM & 9:45 PM | 1:20 PM & 9:35 PM |
| Pick 5 | Daily | 1:30 PM & 9:45 PM | 1:18 PM & 9:33 PM |
| Cash Pop | Daily | 8:45 AM, 11:45 AM, 2:45 PM, 6:45 PM & 11:45 PM | 8:44 AM, 11:44 AM, 2:44 PM, 6:44 PM & 11:44 PM |
| Jackpot Triple Play | Daily | 11:15 PM | 10:40 PM |
Gaining Florida Lottery Success
Anyone who has ever played the Florida Lottery but then been too lazy to check their ticket in the shop may now check their winnings online.
A new app has been released by the Florida Lottery that lets users check the status of their tickets by scanning their barcodes.
Users may create and store preferred numbers on digital playslips that can be used to buy tickets, and they can see current jackpots and winning numbers for prior games, in addition to using the Check My Ticket feature and entering tickets into second chance contests.
If you own an iOS or Android device, you may download the Florida Lottery’s new app without spending a dime.
You should know that the Florida Lottery does not permit any sort of wagering, betting, or payment using the app.
The Florida Lottery App features
The app’s functionality extends beyond displaying the winning numbers. There are a plethora of different ways it may improve your Florida Lottery play:
Find Out If You Won The Florida Lottery
Verifying your victor status is a piece of cake. A simple check of the numbers you played will launch the Checker game from the main menu.
You may either click “Add Ticket” to save the numbers for later use or “Quick Check” if you don’t need to keep them. Next, the Checker will show you the results of recent draws and highlight the numbers that you matched.
Using the Florida Lottery App to Generate Numbers
With a single touch, the Generator generates a completely random numerical string. If you don’t like the outcomes of the drawings, you may always start a new line or utilize the numbers in future ones.
Select “Save” to keep track of your favorite sequences, and “View History” to look back at the lines you’ve made in the past.
Alerts for the Florida Lottery App
Getting the alerts you desire requires turning on device notifications. Select the games you’re interested in receiving updates for, and decide whether or not you want to be notified of the final scores, prize breakdowns, or upcoming events.
When the moment arrives, we will notify you immediately.
Florida Lottery App Allows Players to Save Winning Numbers
On this app, you can access more than simply the most recent findings. Any Florida Lottery game’s historical winning numbers are available for research.
Click on the game you’re interested in, then click on Results or Draw History, and then pick the year you’d want to see the results from the archive.
In this section, you can find all the winning numbers from that year.
How to Get It on Your Android Device and Set It Up
Visit our website and choose the Continue To App option. Selecting this link will take you directly to the Google Play store.
You can get the Florida Lottery Ticket Scanner & Checker by looking for it in the Google Play store, which is where you’ll find it once it becomes available for download and installation on your Android device. You’ll find the Install button just underneath the search field and to the right of the app’s icon.
The Florida Lottery Ticket Scanner & Checker authorization window will open up. Select Accept to proceed.
The download of the Florida Lottery Ticket Scanner & Checker will be seen on your screen.
As soon as the download is complete, the installation process will begin, and you will be notified when it is complete.
Lottery Apps in Florida for Playing the Games
Florida residents may choose from a variety of draw games at the Florida Lottery each day of the week.
In addition to Powerball and Mega Millions, other popular multi-state lottery games include Lotto, Cash4Life, Fantasy 5, Jackpot Triple Play, Pick 2, Pick 3, Pick 4, and Pick 5.
Successfully Claiming Your Prizes
Did you happen to win the Florida Lottery? Congratulations! Any reward may be claimed via the mail. An authorized Florida Lottery shop may also pay out any win that is less than $600.
Prizes won in draw games must be claimed within 270 days after the applicable winning drawing, regardless of the amount won. When the deadline for claiming the award passes, 80% of the funds will be donated to the Trust for the Improvement of Education. The remaining 20% is added to the reward fund.
A Scratch-Off or Fast Play game winner has 150 days from the game’s official finish to receive their prize.
Biggest Florida Lottery winners
Here are Central Florida’s top 9 lottery victories, courtesy of the Florida Lottery.
- In May 2013 in Zephyr Hills, a $600 million Powerball jackpot was won for $370.8 million.
- In Melbourne Beach, $327.8 million of a $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot was won in January 2016.
- In Palm Harbor, $281.8 million of a $450 million Mega Millions jackpot was won in January 2018.
- In March 2021, in Land O’ Lakes, $160 million of a $238 million Powerball jackpot was won.
- On March 2014 in Merritt Island, $115.4 million of a $400 million Mega Millions jackpot was won.
- In October 2009, an announced $189 million Powerball prize in Orlando included $101.1 million.
- In February 2011 in Kissimmee, a $182 million Powerball jackpot was won for $91.1 million.
- In September 1988 in Maitland, $55.1 million of a $55.1 million Lotto jackpot was won.
- In New Port Richey, March 2000, the Lotto prize of $81.6 million was touted to be worth $38.7 million.
You may request a prize via mail
To collect a prize of $600 to $99,999 via mail, you’ll need the following documents:
- Originally signed ticket
- Completed claim form
- Copy of photo ID with your name, signature, and age
- Copy of your Social Security card
Mailing address to be sent at the following:
Florida Lottery
250 Marriott Dr.Tallahassee
FL32301
Florida Tallahassee
Age Rules
To play North Carolina Lottery games, you must be at least 18 years old.
FAQs
sell lottery tickets over the phone, via fax, online, or by mail. Any of the more than 13,000 approved Florida Lottery stores in the state of Florida must be used to buy tickets. Locate a Florida Lottery-approved store.
Florida Lottery Draw game tickets must be bought before draw timings (all times are Eastern Time). We have the full timetable on our page.
All Powerball, Mega Millions, and Cash4Life awards must be collected in the state where the winning ticket was bought, and all Florida Powerball, Mega Millions, and Cash4Life jackpots must be paid in Florida, just like all other Florida Lottery prizes.
Please visit the Powerball, Mega Millions, or Cash4Life sections of our website for additional details on this thrilling multi-state lottery game.
Awards of $1 million or more and all yearly payment prizes may be claimed in person, dropped off, or mailed* to Lottery Headquarters. Lottery Headquarters processes these prizes. The district office will transfer winning ticket claims to Lottery Headquarters for processing and payment, which may take longer.
Prizes of $600–$999,999 for games without an annual payment option may be claimed in-person, dropped off, or mailed* to any Lottery district office.
Florida Lottery retailers may redeem prizes under $599.
Prizes above $600 need a Winner Claim Form. Florida Lottery retailers, district offices, and this website sell these. For prize claim instructions, see How to Claim. Locate Lottery retailers. Visit the Lottery Offices area for state-wide phone numbers, addresses, and hours.
Florida Lottery Draw game rewards must be claimed 180 days after the draw. Draw game prizes with a single-payment cash option must be claimed within 60 days of the draw date to elect it.
Florida Lottery Scratch-Off and Fast Play game winnings must be claimed within 60 days after the game’s conclusion.
Adults 18 years of age and older may participate in and win Florida Lottery games regardless of their age, citizenship, race, or financial situation.