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Cantonment Man Wins Nearly $200,000
September 10, 2009
A Cantonment man is nearly $200,000 richer after purchasing a FANTASY 5 Quick Pick ticket Tuesday.
David Jordan, 69, of Cantonment, claimed the FANTASY 5 top prize drawn on September 8, according to Florida Lottery officials.
Jordan received a one-time, lump-sum payment in the amount of $198,369.62. He purchased his winning FANTASY 5 Quick Pick ticket at Tom Thumb, located at 6960 Mobile Highway in Pensacola. The retailer received a bonus incentive of $500 for selling the top prize winning ticket.
According to Jordan, he is an avid FANTASY 5 player and has been since the game began in 1989. Tuesday, he purchased two FANTASY 5 tickets, one with his favorite numbers and the other was a Quick Pick. When he and his wife got up Wednesday morning to check the numbers and when he first glanced he knew he didn’t win with his numbers but some of the numbers looked similar to the numbers on the Quick Pick ticket.
He then visited the Lottery’s web site to double check the numbers, and called Tom Thumb to triple check. And then he was off Wednesday to claim his six-digit prize.
Jordan says he is still in shock and beyond excited about his prize. “I wouldn’t know what to do with a million dollars but this was the perfect amount,” Jordan said.
Jordan was the only winner in the state with the numbers 3-11-17-19-34. There were 304 people with four of five numbers, and each of them won $105.
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13 Responses to “Cantonment Man Wins Nearly $200,000”
20 years is a long time to have played and yes a lot of money, but how many of you spend money eating out, going to the movies, or even a fun game of bowling to mention a few? Many of us. It is a way for us to relax from a hard day at work or just a bad day all around. We all have to have an exit sometimes, and whom did he hurt? I think we would all have a different way of looking at it if we were in his shoes. Congradulations!!
Take 7,300 away from that if he played everyday for twenty years. I’ll take them odds everday !
@Carrarway Bandit… yes.. He said 10%. Yes, He said a specific amount. Yes, no less.. So keep laughing because He also said, one day EVERY knee shall bow and EVERY tongue will confess that HE is Lord. It’s best to acknowledge Him now, before it’s too late. think about it..
You can’t out give god
over the 20 years how much has he spent on the tickets? take that and deduct it from the $198,369.62 and see what he really won.
I hope this money creates comfort, joy and possibly a new truck
@luuluu- Yes thats what god said. He gave a specific number, 10%, no less. Really? LMAO
must be nice…congradulations and goodluck!!
Just Kidding!!
Dave–
Where’s that $60 bucks I lent you, Bro’?
Talk to me—
Wow….congrats.
Now I hope he does the right thing and tithes 10% to a local church or charity. If not, he wont get another chance at winning. So David do the right thing and make sure that you spread the love. Find needy people and help them, go to the homeless shelter and find a family (WITH CHILDREN) and do your part in Jesus name. Good Luck.
Congratulations David!