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Check your numbers. Winning lottery ticket worth $42,000 sold in Pembroke Pines

A lottery player won big in an April 3 Fantasy 5 drawing with a ticket sold in Pembroke Pines, not far from the Miramar city border.
A lottery player won big in an April 3 Fantasy 5 drawing with a ticket sold in Pembroke Pines, not far from the Miramar city border. dneal@miamiherald.com

Take a close look at your lottery tickets. One player is holding a ticket worth $42,582 that came from a gas station in Pembroke Pines.

The lucky winner is splitting a three-way prize in the Friday, April 3, evening drawing, according to Florida Lottery results. The winning numbers were 1-6-7-14-25.

The ticket was sold at the BP gas station convenience store on 6450 Pines Blvd.

The winner opted for Quick Pick to have the computer terminal randomly generate five numbers. The player matched all five, beating out the 1-in-376,992 odds of winning the jackpot prize.

But so did two other players who bought their tickets at a Publix in Jupiter and a Bravo Supermarket in Miami. They’ll divvy up what would have been a nearly $128,000 prize.

Fantasy 5 drawings happen twice a day. No one won in the midday drawing on April 3, or the evening drawing on April 2.

Broward has been on a hot streak of luck recently, with 10 winning lottery tickets sold within four weeks in the county.

Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.

If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline at 1-800-522-4700 or visiting the National Council on Problem Gambling website.

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Olivia Lloyd
Pembroke Pines News
Olivia Lloyd is an Associate Editor/Reporter for the Coral Springs News, the Pembroke Pines News and the Miramar News. She graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Previously, she has worked for Hearst DevHub, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and McClatchy’s Real Time Team.