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Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
2 GA players win hundreds of thousands in lottery jackpot
A couple of Georgia Lottery players won a tidy sum by hitting the jackpot on Wednesday. A player won the $150,000 jackpot in the Fantasy 5 drawing. That person bought the winning ticket at Publix, 7525 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The player's ticket matched all five numbers: 03-28-31-35-36. A second player, a Hiram resident, hit the jackpot for $130,635 playing Quadruple Win Quick Win with a ticket bought on the Georgia Lottery mobile app. PREVIOUS COVERAGE Georgia Lottery player wins $1M on scratch-off game Quick Win games are instant play, instant win games that share a rolling progressive jackpot. Tickets are available at Georgia Lottery retailers and online. TRENDING STORIES: 'The Wire' actor says his son was 'thrown 300 feet' from their home in Henry County tornado A trip to a GA Burger King's drive-thru led to a high school graduate's dream he never saw coming Todd Chrisley: 'I would have remorse if it was something that I did' Winners have 180 days from the draw date to claim prizes. Proceeds from Fantasy 5 and Quick Win benefit education in the state of Georgia, just like all Georgia Lottery games. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Miami Herald
4 days ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
Lottery player hits $150,000 jackpot in Georgia. Where was ticket sold?
A Georgia lottery player tested their luck — and netted a top prize. Someone hit the Fantasy 5 jackpot, winning $150,000 in the drawing Wednesday, May 28, the Georgia Lottery's website says. The winning ticket, sold at a Publix Super Market in Sandy Springs, matched all five numbers, officials confirmed. The winner has not yet come forward as of May 29, according to lottery officials. The winning Fantasy 5 numbers were 3-28-31-35-36, results show. The odds of snagging the jackpot prize are 1-in-850,668, according to the lottery's website. It's the latest big lottery win for the Peach State, coming a week after an Instant Ca$h scratcher game sold in Chickamauga netted a jackpot prize worth $1 million, McClatchy News reported. Winners have 180 days from the draw date to claim prizes and are encouraged to sign the back of their ticket, the Georgia Lottery said. Sandy Springs is about a 20-mile drive north from downtown Atlanta.
Miami Herald
5 days ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
Lottery player turns $10 ticket into $1 million prize in Georgia. Here's where
A stop at a Georgia gas station led to a big win for a lucky lottery player. Someone in Chickamauga won $1 million on an Instant Ca$h scratch-off game, beating odds of 1 in 1,600,000 to snag the top prize, according to the Georgia Lottery. The winner bought the $10 ticket at a Circle K in Chickamauga, near the Georgia-Tennessee state line, the lottery said in a May 27 news release. They claimed their winnings May 20, a lottery spokesperson said. Additional information wasn't immediately available. It's the latest big lottery win for the Peach State, coming about a week after a Fantasy 5 player won a whopping $749,445 jackpot in the May 20 drawing, McClatchy News reported. That ticket was sold at a Chevron Food Mart in Morrow, lottery officials said. Winners in Georgia have 180 days to claim prizes on draw games and 90 days on instant games, or before the game ends, according to the Georgia Lottery. Chickamauga is about a 15-mile drive south from Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Georgia Lottery player wins $1M on scratch-off game
A Georgia Lottery player recently won $1 million playing the 2nd Edition Billionaire Club scratch-off game. The player claimed their winnings on May 16, choosing to take the lump sum prize of $535,398.06. The winning ticket was bought at Texaco Food Mart, on N. Columbia Street in Milledgeville. Last week, Georgia Lottery players won more than $43 million playing scratchers. Two players won the Fantasy 5 jackpot in the May 23 drawing, each winning $104,977. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The tickets were bought at PMJ Food Mart on US Highway 84 East in Cairo, and Ruma Food Mart on Lawrenceville Highway in Lawrenceville. The winning numbers were 04-20-30-33-35. Another player scored a Fantasy 5 jackpot of $176,901 in the May 26 drawing. The winning ticket matched all five numbers - 04-10-21-25-33 and was bought at Smiths Grocery on Campbellton Redwine Road in Palmetto. Winners have 180 days from the drawing date to claim their prizes. TRENDING STORIES: Man killed in shooting at Atlanta park Police ask for help identifying man they say shot, killed homeowner during robbery Man sentenced to nearly 6 years for buying 150+ guns in GA, trying to smuggle them to Mexico [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Miami Herald
6 days ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
Lucky lottery player wins big jackpot in Georgia. Where was the ticket sold?
A lucky Georgia lottery player turned their ticket into a six-figure prize, results show. Someone in Palmetto hit the Fantasy 5 jackpot, winning $176,901 after matching all five numbers in the drawing Monday, May 26, according to the Georgia Lottery's website. The winning Fantasy 5 numbers were 4-10-21-25-33, draw results show. The lucky player beat odds of 1 in 850,668 to snag the top prize, officials said. It's not clear if a winner had come forward as of May 27. McClatchy News reached out to the Georgia Lottery for more information and was awaiting a response. The big win comes less than a week after another Fantasy 5 player matched five numbers to win a $749,445 jackpot in the May 20 drawing, McClatchy News reported. That ticket was sold at a Chevron station in Morrow, lottery officials said. Winners in Georgia have 180 days from the draw date to claim prizes on draw games and are encouraged to sign the back of their ticket, the lottery's website said. Palmetto is about a 30-mile drive southwest from downtown Atlanta.
