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Lottery players feel the love with Valentine's Day jackpot wins

Split prizes, six-figure hauls, and coast-to-coast celebrations made it a heartwarming day.

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Cupid didn't just deliver flowers and chocolates this Valentine’s Day. He also delivered jackpots. Across six states, Cash 5 and Fantasy 5 drawings produced a wave of sweet wins on February 14, turning an already love-filled Saturday into a coast-to-coast celebration for lottery players.

Two hearts, one jackpot in New Jersey

It was a big Valentine's Day for two lucky winners in New Jersey. The New Jersey Lottery announced that two tickets matched all the winning numbers drawn for the Jersey Cash 5 drawing on Saturday, February 14, 2026, to split the $946,000 jackpot, with each winning $472,983 before taxes.

The winning numbers for that drawing were 3, 7, 14, 19, and 38. The XTRA number was X2, and the Bullseye number was 7.

Lottery officials have not revealed where the winning tickets were sold yet, but the jackpot was reset to $150,000 for the Sunday, February 15, drawing.

One winner feeling the love in South Carolina

Over in South Carolina, one lucky ticket matched all the winning numbers for the Palmetto Cash 5 drawing on Valentine's Day to win the $726,000 jackpot.

The winning numbers for Saturday's drawing were 5, 15, 19, 24, and 30. The winning ticket was purchased at the Corner Pantry #126, located at 6524 Garners Ferry Rd. in Columbia.

The jackpot winner has 180 days from the drawing date to claim their prize. The jackpot rolled 33 times before Saturday's win.

This Georgia player felt the jackpot love

The Valentine's Day love made its way to Georgia also. One Fantasy 5 ticket matched all the winning numbers in Saturday night's drawing, winning the $213,618 jackpot.

The winning numbers for that drawing were 3, 7, 8, 19, and 23. That winning ticket was purchased in Columbus.

Rolling in love in Ohio

Now to Ohio, as the Ohio Lottery announced one lucky player matched all five of the winning numbers drawn for the Rolling Cash 5 draw game to win the jackpot on Valentine's Day.

The winning numbers for that drawing were 4, 8, 11, 21, and 23. The winning Easy Pick ticket was purchased at Walmart in Bainbridge.

The jackpot was at $130,000 before taxes.

Love wins in Florida

It was an evening of love and celebration for one lucky ticket holder in Florida. The Florida Lottery announced one ticket matched all the winning numbers in the evening drawing for Fantasy 5 to win the jackpot.

The winning numbers for this drawing were 9, 14, 19, 22, and 26. For matching all the winning numbers, the lucky ticket holder won the jackpot, which was $126,482. No mention by lottery officials yet on where the winning ticket was purchased.

California player cashes in on Cupid's draw

One final jackpot winner on Valentine's Day, as a lucky ticket holder in California matched all the winning numbers for Saturday's Fantasy 5 drawing to win the jackpot.

The winning numbers for the February 14 drawing were 2, 13, 20, 28, and 30. No details were given on where the lucky ticket was purchased.

For matching all of the winning numbers, the lucky winner won the $76,134 jackpot.

Enjoy playing the lottery, and please remember to play responsibly.

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