Million Dollar Powerball Ticket Sold In South Tampa
A million dollar Powerball ticket sold in south Tampa.
One Billion Dollars! That’s how much the Powerball jackpot is worth. It is the third time in Powerball history the jackpot has now reached the $1 billion mark.
Monday night’s drawing didn’t produce a winner for the big prize, increasing the estimated jackpot to $1 billion with an estimated cash value of $516.8 million. Check your tickets, because there are one million dollar winners. One right here in the Tampa Bay area.
The winning numbers were 5, 8, 9, 17, 41, and a red Powerball of 21. This is the third-highest Powerball prize in the game’s history and the seventh-largest jackpot in the history of U.S. lotteries. However, a million dollar Powerball ticket was sold in south Tampa.
One Million Dollar Ticket Sold In Tampa
Five tickets in Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, New York, and Pennsylvania won the $1 million prize. According to the Florida Lottery, the Florida winner purchased their ticket at a gas station in South Tampa. If you purchased your ticket at the Food Mart, located at 5247 South MacDill Avenue in Tampa, you could be the winner. That is where the winning ticket was purchased.
Another three ticket holders that matched five of the winning numbers included the Power Play option, increasing their prize to $2 million.
The next Power Ball drawing will be at 10:59 p.m. Wednesday. There is a 1-in-292.2 million chance that someone will win the jackpot.
The Most Bizarre Ice Cream Flavors People Are Eating
The most bizarre ice cream flavors people are eating. It is super hot outside and a good way to cool down this summer is by eating Ice cream. July is National Ice Cream month and typically, Vanilla is the most popular flavor followed by Chocolate, but there are some interesting flavors that are out there.
Firstly, Ice cream can be traced back as far as 3,000 BC to ancient China where crushed ice was flavored with fruit juices. Second, It is said that explorer Marco Polo discovered their method and introduced the treat to Italy. It was only in the 1700s when ice cream was introduced to America. This delicacy was enjoyed by the rich.
Finally the sundae was created in the 1880’s. The waffle cone reportedly made its debut at the “World’s Fair” in St Louis in 1904.
At this time in 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as “National Ice Cream Month” and the month’s third Sunday as “National Ice Cream Day.”
Vanilla, Chocolate and Strawberry are the most favorite flavors. But now you can find so many different flavors at the grocery store. But we recently found some very strange and bizarre flavors that actually make us want to turn our heads. The list came from an article on Cafemom, If you’re feeling adventurous while traveling, look for these flavors.
Launa is part of Tampa Bay's Hometown Morning Krewe on 99.5 WQYK. She has been with the station for 7 years and joined J.R. and Kevin on the morning show 4 years ago. Since then, they have been nominated for not only a CMA but also an ACM. Launa has been in radio for the past 28 years and in the Tampa Bay market for 22 of those years. While working in radio, Launa has also served as an entertainment reporter on a local TV show and has hosted many charity events in the community. Using her popularity from QYK, Launa loves to help raise money for shelter animals and has been a volunteer at local shelters for years. Launa loves the community and writes articles on local news, entertainment, and events and highlights people who are shining in Tampa Bay that she knows others like her would also be interested in reading.
