🍀 FL Lottery Winners Stats

Luckiest lottery stores in The Villages, FL

The Villages, in Sumter County, has 4 retail locations that have sold a reported large-prize Florida Lottery winner. Together those stores account for 5 winning tickets worth $6,673,000 in prizes between 2023–2026.

The single largest reported prize in The Villages was $3,033,000 on a MEGA BUCKS ticket (a scratch-off, or “raspadito”), sold at Winn Dixie #2545 in 2026.

Winning tickets came from 3 different games, most often Powerball (3), MEGA BUCKS (1), 500X The Cash (1). The list below mixes draw-game tickets and scratch-off tickets (“raspaditos”). The stores are ranked by how many reported winners each has sold; every win is listed with its game and prize below.

Why more winners ≠ luckier: stores that sell more lottery tickets naturally produce more winners. These rankings count reported large-prize winners, which correlates with sales volume, location, and years in business — not with any store being “lucky.” Past results never predict future outcomes.
#1

PUBLIX #1741

2135 EVERGLADES LANE, The Villages 32163

2× wins
$2,000,000
  • PowerballDraw game— $1,000,000· July 19, 2023
  • PowerballDraw game— $1,000,000· August 17, 2026
#2

WINN DIXIE #2545

2500 BURNSED BOULEVARD, The Villages 32163

1× win
$3,033,000
  • MEGA BUCKSScratch-off (raspadito)— $3,033,000· September 25, 2026
#3

PUBLIX #1507

695 KRISTINE WAY, The Villages 32163

1× win
$1,000,000
  • PowerballDraw game— $1,000,000· September 30, 2023
#4

PUBLIX #0004

8780 SE 165TH MULBERRY LANE, The Villages 32162

1× win
$640,000
  • 500X The CashScratch-off (raspadito)— $640,000· June 10, 2024
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