Most Of Florida Has Gas Less Than $3 A Gallon
MIAMI, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 12: A customer pumps fuel into a vehicle at a gas station in Miami, Florida.
Driving can get expensive, but the good news is that right now most of the Florida has gas less than $3 a gallon.
With the prices of everything else going up these days, it’s nice to see one thing that isn’t. Gas. Whether you have a long commute, or work just down the street, the miles can add up and so does the amount of money you spend on gas. There are so many other things I’d rather spend money on, but it is a necessary evil. I’m pretty grateful that my car gets around 40 miles a gallon, so I only fill up about once a week, but for some, they really go through it. But right now, the average price in the state of Florida for a gallon of gas is less than $3 a gallon for the first time in 2024. Granted, we’re only a few weeks into the new year, but this is the lowest price we’ve seen for gas since the 20th of December.
According to Mark Jenkins, spokesman for AAA, in a press release he gives a reason for the 16 cent drop over the last 2 weeks. “Plunging temps across the country contributes to lower fuel demand, which normally leads to excess fuel supplies and lower prices. More than 70% of filling stations now have gas prices below $3 a gallon.”
The most expensive area in the state for gas is West Palm Beach-Boca Raton where they’re paying as high as $3.21 a gallon. Fort Lauderdale and Naples are the other two highest metro markets. The least expensive gas can be found in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach at $2.83 a gallon. Panama City and Pensacola round out the top 3 for cheapest gas in Florida.
6 Florida Lottery Scratch Offs That You May Want To Avoid
For those of you who follow my posts (thanks Mom!) you’re probably aware that I love Florida Lottery Scratch Offs. I also love it when I hear that someone has gone down to the Fort Myers Florida Lottery office to cash in a big ticket. Just yesterday we learned of Barbara Arnesen of Lake Placid, who cashed in her one million dollar winning ticket. She was playing the One Million A Year For Life ticket when she hit it big. So, how do you know which ticket to get?
Well, one thing you could do is play a ticket that is brand new. It seems like someone hits a fairly decent prize right out of the gate. Take for instance the Florida Lottery scratch offs that just came out this week.
As of today, the 500x card has already had 6 people cash in $20,000 winners. The 100X has had 6 people redeem $10,000 prizes. Even the $5 – 50X ticket has had 3 people cash in $10,000 winners. That’s 3 days after they first hit stores, and, more importantly, those are the tickets that have been redeemed. How many winning tickets are at home in a safe because they can’t make it to the lottery office until next week? That’s a lot of money in just a few short days, but – none of the “X The Cash” tickets have had any jackpots cashed in yet. Yet. My money is on that happening soon. But what happens if you get to the gas station and they don’t have these tickets? Do you look at the ones they do have and just guess? You don’t need to.
The Florida Lottery Scratch Offs That You May Want To Avoid
One of the big reasons new tickets are so popular is because people know that all of the jackpot winning tickets are still available. But again, what about the others? Some of the tickets have no grand prize winners left. It’s not as much fun scratching a ticket if you can’t win the big prize. But how do you know? The Florida Lottery lists all the data on their website. And I’m going to break it down for you. These are the Florida Lottery tickets where all of the grand prizes have already been claimed. This data is current as of 1/18/2024.
Marija is a morning show host on WXKB/B1039, midday host on WRXK/96KRock and night show host on WPBB/98.7 The Shark. She loves to write about food, travel, and things to do around the state of Florida.