🍀 FL Lottery Winners Stats

Luckiest lottery stores in Gainesville, FL

Gainesville, in Alachua County, has 5 retail locations that have sold a reported large-prize Florida Lottery winner. Together those stores account for 5 winning tickets worth $12,293,000 in prizes between 2021–2025.

The single largest reported prize in Gainesville was $8,968,000 on a Gold Rush Multiplier ticket (a scratch-off, or “raspadito”), sold at Publix #0735 in 2025.

Winning tickets came from 4 different games, most often Powerball (2), Gold Rush Multiplier (1), $5 Gold Rush Doubler (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 #0735

9200 NW 39TH AVENUE, Gainesville 32606

1× win
$8,968,000
  • Gold Rush MultiplierScratch-off (raspadito)— $8,968,000· January 7, 2025
#2

CIRCLE K #1416

1515 N MAIN STREET, Gainesville 32601

1× win
$1,000,000
  • PowerballDraw game— $1,000,000· October 16, 2023
#3

GREEN APPLE

1602A NE WALDO ROAD, Gainesville 32609

1× win
$1,000,000
  • PowerballDraw game— $1,000,000· September 29, 2021
#4

ARCHER ROAD BP

6550 SW ARCHER ROAD, Gainesville 32608

1× win
$685,000
  • $5 Gold Rush DoublerScratch-off (raspadito)— $685,000· April 3, 2024
#5

WELCOME FOOD #1

3850 NEWBERRY ROAD, Gainesville 32607

1× win
$640,000
  • 500X The CashScratch-off (raspadito)— $640,000· June 18, 2025
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