Florida Lotto players choose 6 numbers between 1 and 53, with odds of 1 in 22,957,480 to win the jackpot. Drawings take place every Wednesday and Saturday.
One week before Nov. 1, a ticket sold at a grocery store matched all six numbers in the Florida Lotto drawing on Saturday, Oct 25. The jackpot had reached $6.25 million with the winning numbers:
The Double Play numbers that night were 11, 18, 21, 46, 50, and 53.
After the jackpot reset to $1 million on Wednesday, Oct. 29, no one matched all six numbers, causing the prize to increase again to $1.25 million for the Saturday, Nov. 1 drawing.
The winning numbers for Nov. 1 were:
Double Play numbers were 2, 3, 16, 19, 50, and 53.
The Nov. 1 Florida Lotto drawing occurred a day after Halloween and just before daylight saving time ended in 2025. At 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2, clocks were set back an hour to "fall back."
In the previous Wednesday, Oct. 29 drawing, the winning numbers were:
Double Play numbers for that drawing were 8, 17, 23, 26, 47, and 53.
"As they say in the lottery business, ‘it could happen to you.’"
Will the $2 ticket make someone a millionaire just after Halloween or right before the time change? We will find out soon.
Author's summary: Florida Lotto offers a challenging chance to win millions twice a week, with recent jackpots fluctuating around $1 million to $6.25 million amid seasonal time changes.