Florida Fantasy Five Lottery Winner

$241,512.33 JACKPOT WON IN FLORIDA

A Tampa gentleman and loyal LPG reader, who will by necessity remain nameless, hit the Florida Fantasy Five jackpot on May 22 for $241,512.33. However, his blessing brought on an unusual problem: He can't tell his wife!

The distaff side of the family is dead set against gambling. So much so that she became very angry when she learned her husband had won several thousand in Lotto last year. "In fact, she hasn't stopped nagging me about gambling," he told listeners in the Lottery Players Guide office a couple of weeks ago. "I've thought about buying her a big diamond ring and then telling her, but I don't think even that would make her happy."

LPG's ninth jackpot winner used an eight-number full wheeling system by Gail Howard to hit his good fortune. This makes 25 jackpot winners who have used a Howard wheel. The winner wheeled the 1-4-11-18-23-26-31-38 for $56. The winning numbers were 1-18-23-31-38.

Perhaps this gentleman really has a blessing instead of a problem. Most of us have wives who are experts in figuring out ways to spend the jackpot we are still trying to win.