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Miami Herald
07-03-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Lottery player spends $30 on ticket — and hits $5 million jackpot prize in Georgia
A Georgia Lottery player tried their luck on a scratch-off — and won a life-changing jackpot. The lucky player snagged the grand prize, winning $5 million on the Max the Money scratch-off game, the Georgia Lottery said in a news release. They spent $30 on the ticket at the Grant Country Store in Rockmart, beating odds of 1-in-2,400,000 to hit the jackpot, according to the lottery's website. The winner claimed their prize at lottery headquarters March 3, officials said. They chose the lump sum payment, taking home a whopping $2,579,679 after taxes. The Georgia Lottery didn't provide additional details. It's the latest in a string of big lottery wins across the Peach State. Someone in Woodstock won $150,012 in the Powerball drawing March 5, one day after a Buford resident netted a $1,161,177 prize playing the Cats Jackpot Diggi Game, officials said. Winners have 90 days to claim prizes on instant tickets and 180 days from the draw date for draw game tickets, according to the Georgia Lottery. Players are encouraged to sign the back of their winning tickets. Rockmart is about a 50-mile drive northwest from downtown Atlanta.
Miami Herald
06-03-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Lottery player tries luck on digital game — and hits ‘record-breaking' Georgia jackpot
A Georgia lottery player became a millionaire — and made history in the process. A Buford resident hit the jackpot, winning $1,161,177 on the Cats Jackpot Diggi Game on the Georgia Lottery app March 4, lottery officials said in a news release. The record-breaking prize is the largest jackpot win on a digital game in Georgia Lottery history, officials said. Diggi Games are played exclusively online and in the mobile app and usually have a rolling jackpot. To play Cats Jackpot, players must collect a 'cluster' of three or more matching symbols to win a prize, according to the lottery's website. Four or more matching paw symbols get you a guaranteed-win bonus game, and six paw symbols win the progressive jackpot. The overall odds of winning any prize in the the Cats Jackpot Diggi game are 1-in-4.56, according to the Georgia Lottery's website. Officials didn't provide additional information. The record-breaking win comes on the heels of another huge win in Macon, where a lottery player netted a $3 million jackpot on a scratch-off game, the Macon Telegraph reported. Someone also won $1 million playing the 2nd Edition Billionaire Club scratcher, the Georgia Lottery said. That ticket was sold at a convenience store in Atlanta. Winners have 90 days to claim prizes on instant win games and 180 days from the draw date for draw games, according to the Georgia Lottery. All players are encouraged to sign their winning tickets. Buford is about a 40-mile drive northeast from downtown Atlanta.
