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Two lottery tickets each worth over $100,000 were sold over the past week at grocery stores just north of Marion County.
The Fantasy 5 tickets were purchased at a Publix (5801 SW 75th Street, Gainesville) and Winn-Dixie (901 U.S. Hwy 19 S, Palatka) that are both less than 20 miles north of Marion County.
According to records maintained by the Florida Lottery, the ticket in Alachua County for the evening running of the game on October 8 was worth $113,722.88. That ticket was claimed by Gainesville resident Monica Denise Adams, who chose the cash option.
The winning ticket sold in Palatka was for the evening drawing on Monday, October 13.
That ticket is worth $103,616.67 and, as of Wednesday morning, it has not yet been claimed.
The Fantasy 5 lottery game is drawn twice every day at 1:05 p.m. and 11:15 p.m. Tickets may be purchased up until 20 minutes before the drawing.